What are the traditional customs of the long summer solar terms?

The twenty-four solar terms are the crystallization of our ancestors. There is a lot of knowledge about astronomy and geography in the 24 solar terms. Spring is coming to an end. We are greeted by Changxia, but many friends don't know much about some solar terms customs in Changxia. In fact, there are many customs in the long summer. Let's take a look at them together.

First, the custom of long summer: eat eggs in long summer.

The custom of "eating eggs in the long summer" has a long history. As the saying goes, "if you eat eggs in the long summer, it will not be summer when it is hot." According to legend, since the day of long summer, the weather has been sunny and warm, and it has gradually become hot. Many people, especially children, will feel tired, lose their appetite and gradually lose weight. This is the so-called "squat". Many legends have recorded that our Nu Wa Niangniang told the people that every year during the long summer solar term, children hung boiled eggs on their chests to avoid summer. In fact, eggs not only have the function of ward off evil spirits, but also have many nutritional values. Eating more eggs during the long summer solar term can not only help us avoid nutrition, but also help us play a very good health care role. Therefore, the custom of eating eggs in the long summer festival has continued to this day.

Second, the custom of long summer: cook a tripod when cooking in summer.

"Making Summer" on the edge of "Boiling Ding in Long Summer" prevailed in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. The long summer has entered the busy farming season. On this day, the cooking is not only for the whole family to eat well before going to work in the fields, but also for the neighbors to taste together. Just like rinsing the edge of a tripod, "one grain is cooked" to connect feelings. Reflect the traditional virtues of Fuzhou people as "Silver Village in Phnom Penh".

Third, the custom of long summer: avoid sitting on the threshold

There is also a saying that it is forbidden to sit on the threshold in summer. In Anhui, it was recorded in the "Taihu County Records" in the tenth year of Daoguang: "It is said that in summer, bamboo shoots and amaranth are used as soup, and it is forbidden to sleep at the threshold during the day, which is also called worrying about summer fatigue." It is said that sitting on the threshold on this day will make you tired and sick in summer. In the 1930s, the Annals of Ningguo County recorded: "Long summer. Weighing the human body with scales to avoid diseases means that you are not afraid of summer. It is said that sitting on the threshold in the long summer will be depressed for a year. " In summer, children should not sit on the stone steps. If you sit, you should sit on the seventh, so that all diseases can dissipate. Avoid sitting on the floor (threshold), which means that sitting on the floor on this day will lead to sore feet and bone pain in summer. If you sit on the first floor, you must sit on the sixth floor and synthesize seven numbers to solve the nightmare.

From the above introduction, we can know that there are many customs of solar terms in the long summer. When we are in the long summer, we need to eat more eggs, because there is an old saying that we eat eggs in the long summer. It is not summer when it is hot, and eggs are also very beneficial to our health care and preservation. Of course, you can't sit on the threshold in the long summer, which is not good for your health.