What are the activities on the summer solstice?

Summer solstice activities include offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, eating noodles and dog meat, avoiding shaving and haircuts, and avoiding thunderstorms.

Summer solstice is one of the 24 solar terms in China. Every year, there are many customs and activities during the summer solstice. Let me give you a detailed introduction.

0 1 offering sacrifices to the gods and ancestors: there has been a custom of offering sacrifices to the gods and ancestors since ancient times, in order to achieve a bumper harvest and favorable weather in the coming year. As a festival, the summer solstice is very popular in many places, and now it has become a habit.

Noodles: "Solstice noodles in winter and Solstice noodles in summer" have always been popular among people, and noodles in different places are different. In Beijing, people eat Zhajiang noodles, cold noodles from Sichuan and Chongqing.

Eating dog meat: Eating dog meat can strengthen the body, and eating dog meat in summer solstice can increase the resistance. This statement has been passed down from ancient times to modern times.

04 Taboo Hairdressing: Taboo Hairdressing from summer solstice has been passed down from ancient times to the present, and it is considered that a haircut from summer solstice will affect the fortune, so shaving is not recommended.

Avoid Thunderstorm: For farmers, what they are most afraid of is thunderstorm, which will affect the harvest of crops, so people hope that there will be no thunder and no rain during the summer solstice.