Characteristics and customs of long summer solar terms

Characteristics of solar terms in long summer:

Represents the farewell of spring and the beginning of summer. At this time, the temperature difference between north and south in China is large, and the same area fluctuates frequently. The average temperature in most parts of the country is between 18 and 20℃. In addition, monsoon climate is the main feature. Summer is affected by the warm and humid air flow from the ocean, which is hot and humid, rainy and hot at the same time, which is beneficial to crop growth.

Long summer custom:

1. Early adopters: People will drink cold drinks to cool off. In ancient times, the court would cut up the ice stored on this day and share it with officials. There is also the emphasis on "tasting three flavors." On festivals, people prefer to taste seasonal food for health and good luck. Such as eating cherries, buds, green beans, garlic sprouts, amaranth, green plums and other newly listed fruits and vegetables.

2. Making summer: In eastern Fujian, there is a custom of eating pot stickers. In other words, it is cooked with rice paste beside the pot, with shrimp, shrimp oil, onion, golden lily, black fungus, clams, or a small amount of seafood broth such as mushrooms and dried clams, which is extremely delicious.

3. Eating noodles: Pasta is widely eaten in the northern region, which is intended to celebrate the wheat harvest. There are three kinds of pasta in the long summer: summer cake, flour cake and spring rolls.

4. Drink seven kinds of tea: it is hot in summer, so it is advisable to drink tea often, especially cool green tea, which can make the summer heat disappear. In this solar term, some people will go to each house to ask for some tea, soak and share it together, which is very festive.

The origin of the long summer:

Long summer is the seventh solar term in the twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar. The first solar term in summer indicates the official start of the season in Xia Meng, and it is also the long summer solar term when the sun reaches 45 degrees of the yellow meridian. The bucket refers to the southeast, and the dimension is long in summer. Everything has grown to this day, hence the name Long Summer.

Long summer is a solar term established at the end of the Warring States Period (239 BC), which indicates the change of four seasons and the beginning of summer in four seasons.