Significance and custom of summer solstice

The significance and customs of the summer solstice are as follows:

The summer solstice means that the summer solstice is the 1 solar term among the 24 solar terms. Gregorian calendar June 2 1-22. On the day of summer solstice, the position where the sun shines directly on the ground reaches the northernmost part of the year, almost directly on the tropic of cancer. At this time, the daylight hours in all parts of the northern hemisphere reach the longest in the whole year. The customs of summer solstice mainly include:

1. Sacrifice to gods and ancestors: The summer solstice is the harvest season. Since ancient times, people have had the custom of celebrating harvest and offering sacrifices to ancestors at this time to pray for a good year.

2. Summer Resort: On the solstice of summer, women give each other folding fans, powder cakes and other things. "Fan" produces wind; "Powder fat" is suitable for dispelling turbid qi caused by body heat and preventing miliaria.

3. Solstice in Winter Wonton Solstice in Summer China has had the saying "Solstice in Winter Wonton Solstice in Summer" and "Eating Solstice in Summer shortens the day" since ancient times. There are many kinds of noodles in the south, such as Yangchun noodles, dried soup noodles, shredded pork noodles, three fresh noodles, sesame oil noodles and cold noodles, while noodles with gravy and noodles with dregs in the north. "Because new wheat has appeared from summer to day, eating noodles from summer to day also means tasting new things."