Steamed in the heat.

Big summer and small summer, steaming on the top and cooking on the bottom, means that after the summer enters the solar term, the weather will be hotter, and the pattern of "sauna days" will increase everywhere. People steam above and cook below, just like in a steamer.

Summer means hot, summer means less hot, not very hot. It's getting hotter, but not the hottest. Although the summer heat is not the hottest season in a year, it is followed by the summer heat, which is the hottest season in a year. Therefore, there is a folk saying that "summer is summer, steaming on it and cooking on it".

Characteristics and customs of summer solar terms

The hot summer is on July 23rd or 24th every year, which means it is a hot summer. At this time, the weather is stronger than hot summer, so it is called hot summer. This is the hottest day we are familiar with. Around midsummer, the weather is hot and geothermal. This fierce heat makes people sweat like rain, and everyone expects a heavy rain to cool the hot land. In the eyes of farmers, this expectation can not only cool off the heat, but also rain in summer, and the rice is in the warehouse, and the rain can also bring a good harvest to the rice harvested in autumn in the south.

Among the people, the custom of sending a "summer boat" has been circulating in Zhejiang for hundreds of years. On this day, people put all kinds of sacrifices on boats, and fishermen took turns carrying them to the streets. Where the ship passes, gongs and drums are loud and firecrackers are ringing. When the boat is transported to the dock, people will hold a series of blessing ceremonies, and then sink the "summer boat" into the sea to pray for a bumper harvest and a healthy life.