How to say it in English? Summer solar terms custom

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Great summer refers to extreme heat. The summer heat is the clearest and hottest solar term in a year, and the damp heat reaches its peak at this time. The climate of the Great Summer is characterized by high temperature and intense heat, frequent thunderstorms and typhoons. Summer solar terms custom

1, drink tea in summer

Since ancient times, people have the custom of drinking tea in the dog days of summer. Tea in dog days, as the name implies, is tea in dog days. 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.

2. sunbathing ginger in summer

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.

3. Enjoy lotus flowers in summer

June, where the summer heat is located, is also called Lotus Moon. It is said that June 24th is the day of lotus peanuts, so people have the custom of enjoying lotus flowers. 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.

4, eat fairy grass in the heat

Many places in Guangdong have the custom of eating fairy grass in summer. People say that eating fairy grass in June is like living as a fairy and never getting old. Fairy grass and grass jelly are also commonly used cool products in Xiamen.