Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - What does the solstice mean?

What does the solstice mean?

Meaning: 1. To. 2. as for. 3. Extremely; Most.

1, to, is an extreme meaning, the pole, the summer solstice, is the pole of summer and the longest day of the year; The solstice of winter, the pole of winter, is the shortest place in a year.

2. The summer solstice is one of the 24 solar terms, which occurs on June 2 1 or 22 of the Gregorian calendar every year. On the solstice in summer, the direct sunlight from the sun reaches the northernmost part of the year and almost directly reaches the Tropic of Cancer. At this time, the day in the northern hemisphere is the longest, and the farther north it is, the longer it is.

3. China folks divide 15 days from summer to the future into three "hours", usually the first three days, the middle five days and the last seven days. During this period, the temperature in most parts of China was high, the sunshine was sufficient, the crops grew rapidly, and the physiological and ecological water demand was high. At this time, the precipitation has a great influence on agricultural output, and there is a saying that "raindrops are worth tens of millions in summer solstice".