Does the summer solstice mean that summer has arrived or that summer has passed?

The summer solstice means that the summer is already half over and it is the beginning of midsummer.

Summer solstice is one of the 24 solar terms. On the summer solstice, the sun shines almost directly on the Tropic of Cancer, which is the longest place in the northern hemisphere. The higher the latitude, the longer the day.

After this day, the direct point of the sun gradually moved south, and the days in the northern hemisphere began to shorten gradually. However, after the summer solstice, the hottest period of the year is coming, so the summer solstice is still the starting point of summer.

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Matters needing attention in summer solstice:

After the summer solstice, the weather is hot, the rain increases and the air humidity is high. People often feel that they are in a steamer, and their bodies are often tired and sticky.

At this time, uncooked meals and cut fruits are easy to rot and deteriorate, mosquitoes breed rapidly, enterogenous bacteria are also easy to breed, and the number of patients with acute gastrointestinal diseases has increased significantly. Therefore, during this period, we must pay attention to food hygiene, do not eat leftovers, and try to eat less cold food to prevent the occurrence of infectious gastrointestinal diseases.

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