What are the customs of the summer solar term? Traditional folk activities in the twenty-four solar terms in the hot summer.

Introduction: Festivals have customs and solar terms, and the customs of solar terms are sometimes more exciting than festivals. So, what is the custom of solar terms in summer? What are the traditional folk activities in the 24 solar terms? The following is my introduction to the custom of summer solar terms. Interested friends come and have a look.

1, lunar cruise in summer

In the hot summer, the ancients never stayed at home alone to be "otaku" and "otaku". Instead, they took this summer heat as a holiday. "Summer Moon Tour" was one of the folk customs at that time. In the old society, every June, scholars and women gathered together.

2. Drink sheep in summer

"Drinking sheep in summer" means drinking mutton soup in summer, which is a popular summer custom in Yimeng Mountain area and southwest Shandong in the old revolutionary base area of central and southern Shandong. Among them, Shandong Shanxian mutton soup is the most famous. Mutton soup in summer is delicious and nutritious, which has the good effects of invigorating spleen and qi, warming kidney and strengthening yang, and has become a nutritious and delicious nourishing product on people's table.

Step 3 eat noodles

When summer comes, Linyi has the traditional custom of "drinking summer sheep" (that is, drinking mutton soup) or eating noodles in summer. On this day, every married daughter and married son will go back to their parents' home, kill a sheep and cook a pot of cold noodles. The whole family will happily drink mutton soup and eat noodles and have a hot summer.

Step 4 drink tea

Fu Cha, as its name implies, is the tea people drink in dog days. Free tea is usually served from the beginning of June to the end of August in the lunar calendar. This kind of tea, which is made of more than ten kinds of Chinese herbal medicines such as honeysuckle, selfheal and licorice, has the function of cooling and relieving summer heat. In ancient times, there was a custom in many rural areas, that is, villagers would put some tea in the pavilion at the entrance of the village and give it to passers-by for free.

5, stir-fried grass tofu

With the arrival of the summer solar term, people in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province have the custom of frying grass and tofu. Grass bean curd refers to the shape of bean curd prepared by decocting Cao Xian, Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch, Prunellae Spica, Chrysanthemum, Lonicera japonica Thunb and other Chinese herbal medicines. It is eaten after cooling, and has the functions of refreshing and detoxifying, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. In the past, many families could cook for themselves.

6, send athel loren

In dog days and summer, the sun is like fire, which is also the outbreak period of plague diseases. In the past, people often held prayers on boats on the river and rowed them far away to show that the plague had been driven away and all the diseases had disappeared.

7. The seaside is too hot

People in Shenzhen spend hot summer days by the sea. Sunscreen is very important in summer, not only for women who love beauty and are afraid of tanning, but also for men who have been exposed to the sun for a long time, especially when going to the seaside or water parks, they need to use sunscreen and apply sunscreen from time to time.

8. Appreciate lotus flowers

June, where the summer heat is located, is also called "Lotus Moon". According to legend, June 24th is the birthday of the lotus, so people have the custom of appreciating the lotus. Changshu, Tongzhou, Wuxian and other places in Jiangsu are famous places to watch the lotus and enjoy the cool, and there are also many cruise ships. The scenery is quite spectacular.

9. Eat broilers in summer

There is a tonic method of "eating chicks in summer" in central Hunan and northern Hunan. Broiler refers to a cockerel that can't crow, weighs 1~ 1.5 kg within three months, and is not bred.

Compared with old chickens, their soup is not so greasy, and protein is more easily absorbed by people. It is said that the growth hormone in it has a good nourishing effect on growing children.

10, dried ginger

Fu Jiang originated in Shanxi, Henan and other places in China. In dog days, people slice or juice ginger, mix it with brown sugar, put it in a container, cover it with gauze and dry it in the sun. After fully blending, it has a miraculous effect on stomach cold, cold and cough, and has a warming and health care function.

1 1, eat litchi

In the summer heat, according to Putian custom, every household should eat litchi, which is called "passing the summer heat". According to folklore, eating litchi in summer is as nutritious as eating ginseng. Litchi contains glucose and multivitamins, and it is nutritious. Eating fresh litchi can nourish the body. First, soak the fresh litchi in the cold well water and take it out to taste as soon as summer arrives. At this time, eating litchi is the most pleasant and nourishing.

12, eat bad rice

People in Putian, Fujian still have the custom of eating rice grains in summer. Rice grains are made by mixing rice with white rice distiller's yeast, allowing it to ferment and fully mature; On the day of the great summer heat, it is said that cutting into pieces and adding some brown sugar to cook can "greatly replenish vitality".

13, eat pineapple

In Taiwan Province Province, China, there is a custom of eating pineapple. Pineapple is pronounced the same as "Wanglai" in Minnan dialect, so it is used to pray for peace, auspiciousness and prosperous business.

14, eat "semi-annual round"

In addition, because the 15th day of June in the lunar calendar is half of the whole year, people pay attention to "half a year", and the whole family will have a "half-year circle" after worshipping God on this day. The semi-annual round is made of glutinous rice ground into powder and then rubbed with red noodles. A family tasting sweets symbolizes reunion and sweetness.

15, eat "Cao Xian"

Many places in Guangdong have the custom of "eating fairy grass" in summer. There is a folk saying that "Eating Cao Xian in June is like living as a fairy, never getting old". Cao Xian bean jelly and Cao Xian are also common summer products for Xiamen people.

16, send summer boat

In midsummer, there is a "summer boat" activity along the coast of Taizhou, Zhejiang Province. Fishermen take turns carrying "summer boats" to drum in the street, firecrackers are ringing, and people stand on both sides of the street to pray. The "Summer Boat" was finally transported to the dock for a series of blessing ceremonies. Subsequently, this "summer boat" was dragged out of the fishing port by fishing boats, lit at sea and went with the water to wish people a bumper harvest and a safe life.

What fruit is good to eat in summer?

Watermelon: It is the most important fruit in summer. It contains a lot of water and is called "natural drink". And rich in nutrition, it has become the first choice for many people to cool off. Watermelon tastes sweet and cold, and has the effects of relieving summer heat, relieving annoyance, quenching thirst and diuresis, and is known as "natural white tiger soup". People with water retention can eat more, diuretic, and people with chronic gastritis, menorrhagia and indigestion with weak constitution should not eat more. Eating too much hurts the spleen and stomach, but also pay attention to the fact that watermelon can not be eaten after deterioration, which is easy to cause acute gastroenteritis.

Apple: Apple is known as the king of fruit and is sought after all year round. Eating apples can not only lose weight but also help digestion. Apple contains a variety of vitamins, minerals, sugars, fats and so on. Rich in sugar and potassium salt, it has the function of clearing away heat and quenching thirst, and can also relieve mental fatigue. The general population can eat it, but because apples are rich in sugar and potassium salt, patients with coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, kidney disease and diabetes should not eat more.