What is the solar term?

Calling people "people" is the solar term in the long summer.

Long summer holiday customs. Popular in Jiangnan, on this festival, people weigh themselves with big scales. At the beginning of autumn, weigh again and observe the weight change in summer.

The custom of "addressing people" on Long Summer Day is mainly popular in the south of China and originated in the Three Kingdoms period. Long summer is the seventh solar term among the twenty-four solar terms and the first solar term in summer. The festival is held on May 5-7 of the Gregorian calendar every year. At this time, the bucket handle of the Big Dipper points to the southeast, and the longitude of the sun reaches 45. Long summer is an important solar term, marking the peak season for the growth of all things.