Characteristics of summer solar terms

Characteristics of summer solar terms: high temperature. After the summer heat, the direct point of the sun continued to move southward, the solar radiation weakened, and the subtropical high retreated southward. As the height of the sun decreases, the heat it brings also decreases. The arrival of summer means that the hot and difficult weather is over. During this period, the weather is still hot, but it has shown a downward trend. The disappearance of summer heat is a slow process. It doesn't mean that it gets cold immediately after the heat drops in summer. Generally, coolness will begin after the Millennium.

After summer, the temperature gradually decreases and the temperature difference between day and night gradually increases, but the temperature is still high during the day. The reasons for this phenomenon are as follows: first, the direct point of the sun continues to move southward, and the solar radiation weakens; Second, the subtropical high moved southward by leaps and bounds, and the Mongolian cold high began to itch to try.

Summer custom

1, eat duck

"July and a half duck, August and a half duck", the ancients thought that ducks in the middle of July in the lunar calendar were the most fat and nutritious. In summer, old Beijingers will buy lily ducks to cool off the summer, but in Jiangsu, it's so-called "sending ducks to cool off the summer makes everyone sick" to serve a bowl of duck dishes to their neighbors.

2. River lanterns

River lanterns usually have lights or candles on their bases. Before and after the summer vacation, there will be activities to celebrate the Central Plains, commonly known as "July 30" or "Central Plains Festival", in which river lanterns are put into the water to drift, to mourn the dead and pray for peace.