Brief introduction to the characteristics and customs of solar terms in summer from solstice to solstice

Characteristics of summer solstice solar terms

The summer solstice is the northernmost day of the sun in a year, the culmination of the sun's northward movement, the longest sunshine day in the northern hemisphere, and the day that exceeds the night time the most. However, the long days in various places show a decreasing trend from north to south. This is because the days are long and the nights are short caused by the tilt of the earth's rotation axis, and the closer it is to the two levels, the more obvious it is. On the day of the summer solstice, except the south pole of the Antarctic circle and the polar night area, the sunrise direction in all parts of the earth starts from the northeast and sets in the northwest.

On the day of summer solstice, the direct position of the sun on the ground reaches the northernmost point of the year, almost directly to the Tropic of Cancer, which passes through Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong and Taiwan Province provinces in China from west to east. These four provinces have the most sunshine in the sky, with the shortest sun shadow, the longest day and the shortest night. Summer solstice custom

1. Sacrifice to gods and ancestors: The summer solstice is the harvest season. Since ancient times, there has been a custom of celebrating a bumper harvest. At this time, we offer sacrifices to our ancestors and pray for a bumper harvest.

2, cold food to escape the heat: In summer, people like to nourish cold food to escape the heat, so people generally drink cold soup, herbal tea, sour plum soup and other more traditional and very sweet foods.

3. Eat dumplings: Eating dumplings is a custom in Jiangnan area. According to "Wujiang County Records", on the solstice of summer, when making dumplings with wheat, the sacrifices are finished first, and then they worship each other. They not only eat dumplings with wheat, but also give them to each other.

4. Eat wonton: On the day of summer solstice, Wuxi people eat porridge in the morning and wonton at noon, which means chaos and harmony. There is a proverb that says: Summer solstice.

Wonton Winter Solstice Day Reunion is a four-season reunion of Ankang people. Weigh the child after eating wonton, hoping that the child will gain weight healthily.

Summer and shelter: on behalf of the summer solstice, women give each other folding fans, vermicelli and other things and fans to create wind; Powdered fat, apply it to dispel turbid qi caused by body heat and prevent miliaria.