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What is the literary name of July?

The literary name of July is:

1, Lanyue: refers to the seventh month of the lunar calendar, which is named after the fragrance of many orchids in July.

Qiu Meng: The first month of autumn, that is, the seventh month of the lunar calendar, is arranged according to the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar. Usually, the seventh month of the lunar calendar is Qiu Meng, which is the day when the solar terms in beginning of autumn and early summer are located.

3. New autumn: the first month of autumn, that is, the seventh month of the lunar calendar.

4. Hanging on the Moon: Ancient melons and fruits are ripe in autumn, and "millet beans are harvested in autumn and stored in winter", so July is called hanging on the moon.

5. Qiu Lan: There is an orchid that blooms in early autumn, so it is also called Qiu Lan in July.

6. Smart Moon: July 7th is the month when women in China "beg for wisdom" from Vega in the sky, begging Vega to make them smart.

July solar terms

1, hot summer

The sun is located at 120 degrees and will pass the solar term on July 22-24. Summer solar term is the period with the most sunshine and the highest temperature in a year, the period with the richest rainfall, the most common thunderstorm and the most concentrated days with high temperature above 30℃ in the west of the basin, and the period with the most frequent occurrence of high temperature above 35℃ in the east of the basin.

2. Slight summer heat

The eleventh of the twenty-four solar terms, late afternoon and early month. The heat began to enter the dog days, and the air humidity increased after entering the dog days. The reason for the high humidity in dog days is that the southeast wind blows in dog days, while the southeast direction is the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. The air is humid, and the humidity of the sea breeze causes the high humidity in the dog days.