What's the date of summer?

Summer falls on August 22-24 of the Gregorian calendar every year.

Summer is the fourteenth of the twenty-four solar terms, and autumn is the second. Dou refers to Wu (southwest), and the yellow meridian of the sun reaches 150, which is celebrated on August 22-24 of the Gregorian calendar every year. Summer is here, and the three summers of high temperature and heat are over, which means that the hot and difficult weather is coming to an end. After the summer heat, the direct point of the sun continued to move southward, the solar radiation weakened, the subtropical high retreated southward, and the summer heat gradually disappeared.

There are three summers in the twenty-four solar terms, namely, mini-summer, big summer and midsummer, which are the first midsummer, mid-summer and last midsummer respectively. There is also a solar term in the middle of the three summers, beginning of autumn, followed by beginning of autumn, and the heat lasts for a long time. Long-term intense heat is beneficial to the growth and yield of crops. The ancients called the period from beginning of autumn to the autumnal equinox long summer.

traditional custom

Worshipping ancestors to welcome autumn: The folk customs around the summer solar terms are mostly related to worshipping ancestors to welcome autumn. Around the summer, there will be folk activities to celebrate July 30th, commonly known as July 30th or Mid-Autumn Festival. July and a half is a folk festival to celebrate the harvest and repay the earth in early autumn. Some crops are ripe, so according to the law, people should worship their ancestors, offer new rice and other sacrifices, and report Qiu Cheng to their ancestors.

Eat duck: eat duck in July and August. The ancients thought that ducks in the middle of July in the lunar calendar were the fattest. In summer, old Beijingers will buy lily ducks to cool off, while in Jiangsu, they will send a bowl of duck dishes to their neighbors.

River lantern: lanterns or candles are usually placed on the base. Around the summer, there will be activities to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, commonly known as July 30th or Mid-Autumn Festival. River lanterns are placed in the water and allowed to drift, mourning the dead and praying for peace.

Fishing Festival: After summer, fishing harvest is a period, and various activities are often held in the coastal areas of China to send fishermen out to sea and look forward to a bumper harvest.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Chu Shu