What are the origins and customs of summer solar terms?

The origin of the solar terms of the great summer heat: the ancient farming civilization produced 24 solar terms, and it is considered that the great summer heat is divided into the small summer heat at the beginning of the month and the great summer heat in the middle of the month Summer solar festival customs: drying ginger, drinking tea, burning incense, sending a "summer boat", drinking mutton soup, eating grass and other customs. Summer solar terms are sultry, the digestive function of the stomach is weak, and the diet is light. Don't eat greasy, spicy and fried food.

Introduction of great summer heat

Summer is one of the twenty-four solar terms, the last solar term in summer, and the most abundant and hottest solar term in a year. At this time, "hot and humid steaming" reached its peak, and thunderstorms and typhoons occurred frequently.

There has been a folk custom of drinking tea in dog days since ancient times. As the name implies, tea in dog days is tea in dog days. This kind of tea, which is made of more than ten kinds of Chinese herbal medicines such as honeysuckle, selfheal and licorice, has the function of cooling and relieving summer heat.

In summer, the solar term temperature is the highest, crops grow fastest, droughts, floods and wind disasters are the most frequent in most areas, and the tasks of drought, drainage, typhoon prevention and field management are very heavy. Therefore, people burn incense and pray for good weather and good harvests.