When is the long summer in 2023?

The long summer of 2023 is on May 6th.

Long summer is the seventh solar term among the twenty-four solar terms and the first solar term in summer. It is held every year from May 5 to May 7 in the Gregorian calendar. At this time, the bucket handle of the Big Dipper points to the southeast, and the longitude of the sun reaches 45. Almanac: "Dou refers to the southeast, Wei is the long summer, and everything has grown up since then, so it is named long summer." After the long summer, the sunshine increased, gradually warming, and thunderstorms increased. Long summer is an important solar term, marking the peak season for the growth of all things. In the long summer, everything is thriving.

Chang Xia said that bidding farewell to spring is the beginning of summer, so it is also called "the end of spring". Born in spring, grown in summer, harvested in autumn and stored in winter. Because China has a vast territory and a large span from north to south, natural rhythms vary from place to place. In the long summer season, only the area south of Nanling in China presents the summer scene of "the trees grow dark in summer and the balcony reflects into the pond"; And parts of the northeast and northwest just have the breath of spring at this time.

Long summer custom:

1, eat eggs in the long summer

There is a folk saying that "eggs are eaten in the long summer and crushed by stones". Eggs are heart-shaped, and eating them can make people feel refreshed.

2. Beat eggs in the long summer

The rule of the egg trick game is that the head of the egg hits the head of the egg and the tail of the egg hits the tail of the egg. If the egg is damaged, it loses.

3. Hanging eggs in the long summer

In the long summer, hanging boiled eggs on children's chests can help children get rid of "summer sickness".

4. Long summer calls people.

This is a traditional activity in the long summer. In the folk, people hang a big wooden scale and a stool on the scale hook. Everyone takes turns to sit on the stool and weigh people.

The long summer tastes fresh.

There is a so-called "seeing three new things" in the long summer custom in the south of the Yangtze River, which is to eat fresh and tender things grown this season. In Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, there is a custom of "trying new things in the long summer". There is a saying in Suzhou that "seeing three new things in the long summer". "Sanxin" refers to newly matured cherries, plums and wheat. People worship their ancestors with "Sanxin" first, and then people taste food.