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Summer in the 24 solar terms

Generally speaking, it is July 6~7 or 8 every year.

It is the first 1 1 of the 24 solar terms and the fifth solar term in summer, marking the official start of the last month of summer. Summer heat means heat, a little summer heat means a little hot, not very hot. It's getting hotter, but it's not the hottest. The average temperature in southern China is around 26℃ in summer, which is already midsummer. All localities have also entered the season with the most thunderstorms, often accompanied by strong winds and heavy rains.

The summer heat of 20 19 is July 7, 20 19. Sunday. There is a folk custom of "eating new things" in summer. "Fresh food" means grinding new dozen rice and wheat into powder, making all kinds of cakes and noodles, which are shared by neighbors and villagers to express their desire for a bumper harvest. Although the summer heat is not the hottest season in a year, it is followed by the hottest summer heat in a year. From the beginning of the heat, we should be prepared to meet the heat.