Characteristics and customs of summer solar terms

The solar term of the Great Summer is characterized by high temperature and heat. The customs of summer solar terms include burning incense and drinking tea.

First, the characteristics of solar terms

Great summer heat, one of the 24 solar terms, is the last solar term in summer. The summer heat is hotter than the summer heat, and it is the fiercest and hottest solar term in a year. The summer solar term is the hottest time of the year, just before and after the "midsection" of the "dog days". In summer, the sun is fierce, the temperature is high, the humidity is high and it is rainy, and crops grow fastest during this period.

Second, the customs.

1, burn incense

Summer solar term has the highest temperature and the fastest growth of crops. Drought, waterlogging and wind disasters are also the most frequent in most areas. It is very important to harvest and seed, fight drought and drainage, prevent typhoons and manage fields well. Therefore, people burn incense and pray for good weather and good harvests.

2. Drink tea

Fu Cha drinks tea in dog days. Fu Cha tea is made of more than ten kinds of Chinese herbal medicines, such as honeysuckle, selfheal and licorice. In ancient times, there was a custom in many rural areas, that is, villagers would put some tea leaves in the pavilion at the entrance of the village for passers-by to drink.

Today, such pavilions are rare, but in Wenzhou, this custom of hundreds of years ago has been preserved. Each exhibition hall has a special person to cook tea all day to ensure the supply.

Climate change during midsummer solar terms.

The summer heat is the season with the most thunderstorms and abundant rainfall. High temperature and rainy period are basically the same, and rain and heat are the same. Monsoon climate is the main feature of China climate. In summer, affected by warm and humid air currents from the ocean, many places in China are hot, humid and rainy. During the summer heat, most parts of China entered the hottest period of the year. The weather is hot in most areas except the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Northeast China.

Precipitation in China is mainly concentrated in summer, especially in summer solar terms, which is characterized by high temperature, extreme heat and abundant rainfall, and is the season when everything grows wildly. In the high temperature season, crops grow vigorously and need a lot of water, while the summer season is the most concentrated and concentrated period of precipitation in China. The high temperature period is consistent with the rainy period, and the water and heat match well.