What does the summer solar term mean? What are the customs of summer solar terms?

1, the summer solar term means to leave in hot summer. Summer is the fourteenth of the twenty-four solar terms, and the date is from August 22nd to 24th every year. The climate in summer is characterized by "autumn tiger", that is, the weather will warm up in a short time, and it is still very stuffy.

2. The customs about summer include setting off river lanterns, making herbal tea, eating ducks, making herbal tea, holding fishing festivals and worshiping the land gods. "River lantern" is also called "lotus lantern", which means to put a lamp or candle on the base and let it drift. The meaning of the river lantern is for the drowning ghosts in Pudu River, and the ghosts in the river can be born with the river lantern. The custom of boiling medicinal tea is mainly in Guangdong and Guangxi. In summer, people will cook herbal tea at home to relieve the heat.

Every summer vacation, Zhejiang and other coastal areas will hold a grand fishing festival. The 9th China Fishing Festival was held in Xiangshan County, Zhejiang Province. Because the water temperature in the sea area is high at this time, there will be many fish schools around the sea area, and it is easy to catch many different kinds of seafood. The custom of worshipping the land god originated in ancient China, because summer is just the harvest season, so people will hold ceremonies to worship the land god in order to achieve a bumper harvest.