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Poems describing the solar terms of the summer solstice

Poems describing the summer solstice solar terms:

The summer solstice solar term is one of the traditional twenty-four solar terms in China. It usually falls on June 2 1 or 22 every year, indicating the farthest day from the North Pole.

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1, the basic meaning of summer solstice

The solstice of summer is regarded as the beginning of summer, which means that the vitality of nature has reached a new peak. Therefore, in the works of ancient poets, the solstice summer is often described as "a long-lost festival, time flies and summer has arrived".

2. Description of natural scenery

The weather is hot in summer, and the "to" in the solar terms means that the heat and temperature reach their peak. Therefore, in the poems describing the summer solstice, many objects are sunny and hot weather, sunny places, endless rivers, fishermen casting nets in the water, weeds trembling in the sun and so on. For example, Wang Anshi's The Pond is Blue and Unusually Beautiful.

3. Festival activities from summer solstice and their significance.

The summer solstice solar term represents the three characteristics of "long days, light intensity and many things", so there are also some activities to celebrate this festival in ancient society in history. In addition, the summer solstice also represents cherishing the present time and life, just like "the sunshine has finally reached the top, and now we should cheer up and do everything carefully, so as to cherish everything now", which has far-reaching significance.

4. The cultural connotation of offering sacrifices to the summer solstice.

The early sacrifice on the summer solstice is first to help farmers pray for a bumper harvest in the coming year, which shows that this is a festival activity with great cultural connotation. The summer solstice is usually described as a relatively warm and peaceful solar term. Therefore, in some ancient poems, the midsummer solstice festival is generally associated with the culture of praying for gods and offering sacrifices, such as Du Fu's Farewell to the Ancient Plain.

In short, the summer solstice is a season that people can look forward to indefinitely. Explain that everyone should cherish their own time and opportunities and strive to grow up. At the same time, it also reminds us to cherish and cherish this time.