Information about "Summer Solstice Festival"

The Summer Solstice Festival is an ancient traditional festival in China. Since ancient times, there has been a custom of worshipping God and ancestors from summer to the sun in order to pray for disaster relief and prosperity in a year.

Solstice is the earliest of the 24 solar terms. From summer to the sun, the direct position of the sun on the ground reaches the northernmost point of the year, almost directly to the Tropic of Cancer, and the days in the northern hemisphere are the longest, and the farther north, the longer the days. After the summer solstice, the ground is heated strongly and the air convection is strong, and thunderstorms are often easy to form in the afternoon to evening.

There is a folklore that eating dog meat in the summer solstice is to eliminate evil spirits, strengthen the body and resist the plague. "Eat dog meat from summer to day, and the west wind detours", which means that as long as people eat dog meat from summer to day, their bodies can resist the attack of westerly storms, catch fewer colds and be healthy. You can eat cold food from summer on the solstice. First, eat more cold noodles and fruits. Ancient fighting tea and cold soup are excellent heatstroke prevention products. On this day, cold noodles are commonly eaten in all parts of Shandong, commonly known as water.