What month is it in Xia Meng?

Xia Meng refers to the fourth month of the lunar calendar, and the four seasons of the lunar calendar have the arrangement of "Meng", "Zhong" and "Ji". The three months of summer in the lunar calendar are April, May and June, so summer can be divided into three stages, namely "Xia Meng", "Midsummer" and "Late Summer", which respectively represent different periods of summer. The month referred to is the lunar calendar.

Since ancient times, people have regarded Xia Meng as the season for the development of all things. After entering this solar term, crops began to develop rapidly. After the spring rain irrigation, the arrival of this solar term also implies that the harvest time is coming soon.

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traditional Chinese calendar

In the ancient calendar, the twelve months of a year are: Meng Chun, Midspring, Ji Chun, Xia Meng, Midsummer, Late Summer, Qiu Meng, Midautumn, Qiu Ji, Mengdong, Midwinter and Jidong. If the year is divided into four stages on average-spring, summer, autumn and winter, then summer is 1/4 years before and after the midday sun shines directly on the earth; If summer is divided into three unified parts, then Xia Meng, midsummer and the last month of summer are the names of these three parts in chronological order, so midsummer is midsummer. Midsummer means the summer.