Custom activities and matters needing attention in midsummer solar terms

Every year from July 22nd to 24th, when the sun reaches120th, it is the "big summer" solar term. "Big Summer", like "Little Summer", is a festival that reflects the degree of summer heat, and "Big Summer" means extremely hot. The following are the customs, activities and precautions I have compiled for you, hoping to help you.

Summer solar terms custom activities

Boiled mutton wine

That is, "eat mutton and drink soju" in the dog days, "eat soup and cakes in the sun, wipe your sweat with a towel and look charming." The soup cake here is steaming mutton noodles. Even today, it is still very popular in Fengxian, Jinshan and Minhang in Shanghai. This is based on the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, which holds that people should adapt to the change of summer weather, and nourishing the yang should focus on nourishing the heart, which can not only supplement nutrition, but also strengthen the heart by drinking more milk, eating more soy products, chicken and lean meat. Yang-heat qi of the heart not only maintains its own physiological function, but also has a warming effect on the whole body. Water-liquid metabolism and sweat regulation of human body are inseparable from the important role of kaiyang.

Eat "Cao Xian" in summer.

In southern Guangdong and Hong Kong, there is a custom of "eating fairy grass" in summer. Cao Xian, also known as Xiancao and Cao Xian, is an important medicinal and edible plant resource. It is known as "Cao Xian" because of its magical effect of relieving summer heat. After the stems and leaves are dried in the sun, they can be made into fairy grass, which is called bean jelly in Guangdong and is a summer dessert. Folk proverb: if you eat fairy grass in the midsummer of June, you will live like a fairy and never get old. Chiffodil is one of the famous snacks in Taiwan Province Province. You can eat it cold or hot. The appearance and taste of Xiancao is similar to another popular snack in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and it also has the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials. But this kind of food is taboo for pregnant women.

Send a "summer boat"

This is a traditional folk custom in Zhejiang coastal areas, especially in many fishing villages in Taizhou. Its significance is to send the "five saints" out of the sea and protect people from the heat. When sending the "Summer Boat", a series of blessing ceremonies were held, accompanied by colorful folk art performances. Subsequently, this "summer boat" was dragged out of the fishing port by fishing boats, and then lit on the sea to let it rise and fall, in order to wish people a bumper harvest and a healthy life.

Eat litchi to relieve summer heat

People in Putian, Fujian have the custom of eating litchi, mutton and rice grains during the summer heat, which is called "passing the summer heat". 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. So some people say that eating lychee in summer is as high as eating ginseng.

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In some places, rice and white rice koji are mixed and fermented to ripen thoroughly; In summer, cut into pieces and add some brown sugar to cook.

Matters needing attention in summer solar terms

1, don't blow the air conditioner for a long time.

It's very hot in summer, and you will get sunburned as soon as you go out. Air-conditioned rooms can be said to be places where people like to stay very much. People who are greedy for cold will turn the temperature of the air conditioner very low, especially when they just come back from outside, and they will turn on the air conditioner immediately. When the weather is hot in summer, the pores of the human body will open. If we blow the air conditioner immediately after sweating, it will damage our yang.

In order to ensure our health, we should turn on the air conditioner less in summer and the temperature of the air conditioner should not be too low. Keep the temperature above 26 degrees when turning on the air conditioner. If we are sleeping, we need to adjust the air conditioner to 27 degrees. White-collar workers should wear small coats or shawls in air-conditioned rooms during working hours.

2. Don't eat frozen fruit.

There are many fruits in summer, among which watermelon is everyone's favorite fruit. Eating watermelon often can play the role of diuresis, detoxification, fluid production, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. In summer, people will put watermelons in the refrigerator and eat them again. It tastes great. However, eating watermelon frozen in the refrigerator will damage the spleen and stomach and yang.

Don't drink a lot of cold drinks.

In summer, besides eating iced watermelons, people also like to drink cold drinks. All kinds of drinks and ice cream have become people's favorite. Men also like to put beer in the refrigerator and then drink it. But drinking too much of these cold drinks will hinder the body's yang, which will lead to illness, such as sore throat and abdominal pain. In summer, people like to drink iced mung bean soup. Mung bean soup is indeed a cool drink to relieve summer heat, but you should also drink less iced mung bean soup, especially for people with spleen deficiency.

4. Don't drink too much herbal tea.

Drinking herbal tea in summer is a simple way to cool off the heat. We especially like to drink herbal tea when we barbecue here, but we should remind you that herbal tea is good, but it can't be drunk in large quantities for a long time. Herbal tea is cold, and long-term drinking will damage the yang.

5. Don't stay up late for a long time

When the human body is full of yang, it is from 1 1 to 3 am. If you don't sleep at this time and stay up late, it will affect the growth of yang in the body and the health of the liver. So be careful not to stay up late in summer, so that you can fall asleep before 1 1

5, timely and appropriate hydration

In summer, people sweat a lot and lose a lot of salt, which is easy to reduce the osmotic pressure of cells, leading to sodium metabolism disorder and spasm. Therefore, it is very important to replenish water in time during summer exercise. Just rehydrate several times, and drink 10 to 15 minutes 150 to 200ml during exercise. But don't drink too sweet drinks, so as not to increase the burden on the stomach. You should also replenish water in time after exercise, but don't drink too much at a time, binge drinking will increase the burden on your heart.

6. Don't take a shower right away

After full exercise, the human body will sweat a lot and the pores of the whole body will open. If you suddenly pour cold water on your body at this time, it will cause a cold and fever. Moreover, bathing can't help muscles relax, but it will make muscles more nervous. The correct way is to wait for the sweat on your body to dry before taking a bath with warm water. The water temperature should be higher than the body temperature 1-2℃.

Main points of summer diet

1: supplementing qi and nourishing yin

It is hot in summer, and sweating is easy to hurt body fluid and consume gas. "At this time, in addition to supplementing enough water, you may wish to eat some foods that are cool and have the effect of benefiting qi and nourishing yin, such as mung beans, soybeans, red beans, dark plum, kudzu root, Ophiopogon japonicus, licorice, Dendrobium, codonopsis pilosula, American ginseng, yam, lily and so on. It can be used to cook porridge and soup to nourish the body. " However, if you are a person who walks around in an air-conditioned room all day, you should eat less food that nourishes yin, but you can drink a little Jiang Shui to prevent the yin heat in your body and expel the cold in your body. "Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer", and warm ginger can protect the spleen and stomach.

Mung bean soup, three bean drinks and sour plum soup are all things that nourish yin and soothe the nerves, and can be easily made at home. Mung bean soup is a must for many families in summer. It can not only nourish yin, but also increase their depressed appetite in summer. However, people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold and weak constitution should pay attention to drinking less. Sandou drink is made of three kinds of beans: mung bean, red bean and soybean. Sour plum soup is prepared from Mume Fructus, Fructus Crataegi, Glycyrrhrizae Radix, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, crystal sugar and osmanthus fragrans.

Step 2 clear away heat and relieve summer heat

Many fruit juices are natural summer drinks, such as watermelon juice, sugarcane juice and water chestnut juice, which are called "natural nectar drinks". These three drinks are sweet in taste, moist and nourishing yin, and are deeply loved by men, women and children. Watermelon is an excellent summer product, but it is not suitable for frozen consumption. If it is, it may hurt the spleen and stomach, so it can be eaten at room temperature.

"Many people drink more tea in summer, but tea is actually a cold food, so it is advisable to drink as little as possible." It should be noted that fruits such as litchi, longan, orange and so on. Although it can quench thirst, it is warm and often causes problems such as sore throat and aphtha, so when eating it, enough is enough and not greedy.

3. Nourish the heart and clear the heart

It is often said that you should suffer more in summer. Summer belongs to fire, and the center of five internal organs belongs to fire. There are many floating fires in the human body in summer. Bitter foods such as bitter gourd and bitter vegetables can be eaten properly, but it depends on personal circumstances. Take bitter gourd as an example, it is rich in vitamins B, C, calcium and iron. , help to dispel pathogenic heat.

The best way to eat bitter gourd is to use it in cold salad after cooking, so as to better retain its cellulose. Lotus seeds can also nourish and protect the heart in season. It's sultry in dog days, and people are easily upset. Eating lotus seeds that soothe the nerves can calm the mood.

But the elderly and children, as well as those with cold constitution, had better eat less bitter food. After all, bitterness has a cleansing effect, and fire in the body is delicious.