Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - June 2, 20221What is the solar term?

June 2, 20221What is the solar term?

The summer solstice in 2022 is Tuesday, June 2 1 day of Gregorian calendar, and May 23 of lunar calendar.

The summer solstice is not only the tenth of the 24 solar terms, but also the turning point of the sun's northward movement. On this day, the point of direct sunlight reached the Tropic of Cancer. After the summer solstice, the sun will go back and the point of direct sunlight will move south from the Tropic of Cancer. In ancient China, the summer solstice was a folk festival with four seasons and eight festivals. Since ancient times, there has been a custom of offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors in the summer solstice.

Summer solstice generally refers to summer solstice (one of the 24 solar terms).

The summer solstice is the tenth of the twenty-four solar terms. Point to noon. The longitude of the sun is 90 degrees. The festival will be held on June 2 1 22 of the Gregorian calendar. The solstice in summer is the turning point of the northern sun. After the summer solstice, the direct sunlight point began to move southward from the Tropic of Cancer (23 26 ′ north latitude). For the area north of the Tropic of Cancer in China, after the summer solstice, the height of the noon sun began to decrease day by day. For the area south of the Tropic of Cancer in China, when the sun directly returns to the south again from summer to the future, the height of the noon sun begins to decrease day by day.

High temperature, high humidity and occasional thunderstorms are the weather characteristics from summer to the future. Summer belongs to the sun in midsummer, that is, at noon. Although the summer is sunny and the day is the longest, it is not necessarily the hottest day of the year, so the heat near the surface is still accumulating and has not reached the maximum. Summer solstice is one of the 24 solar terms. In ancient times, it was also a festival in the folk "four seasons and eight festivals". Since ancient times, people have had the custom of offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors in the summer solstice. Besides, after the summer solstice, people usually eat Qing Bu cold soup, herbal tea and sour plum soup. This summer.