What season is hot in summer?

Long summer is the 14th solar term among the 24 solar terms, and autumn is the second solar term. The ecliptic of the sun reaches 150, which is celebrated on August 22-24 of the Gregorian calendar every year. Summer has arrived, which is the "last summer" in the "three summers" of hot and hot weather, which means that the hot and difficult weather is coming to an end.

After the summer heat, the direct point of the sun continued to move southward, the solar radiation weakened, the subtropical high retreated southward, and the summer heat gradually disappeared. Thunderstorm activity is not as active as summer, and the general trend of rainstorm in all parts of the country is weakened.

traditional custom

1, Sacrificing ancestors to welcome autumn: The folk customs around the summer solar terms are mostly related to worshipping ancestors to welcome autumn. Around the summer vacation, there will be folk activities to celebrate "July 30th", commonly known as "July 30th" or "Mid-Autumn Festival".

2, eat ducks: "July and a half ducks, August and a half taro", the ancients thought that ducks in the middle of July in the lunar calendar were the fattest and most nutritious. In summer, old Beijingers will buy lily ducks to cool off, while in Jiangsu, they will send a bowl of duck dishes to their neighbors.

3. Discharge lanterns: Generally, lights or candles are placed on the base. Before and after the summer vacation, there will be activities to celebrate the Central Plains, commonly known as "July 30" or "Central Plains Festival", in which river lanterns are put into the water to drift, to mourn the dead and pray for peace.