What does the word "Millennium" mean?

The meaning of the Millennium solar term is that the temperature drops and the weather begins to turn cold, which also indicates that the crops are about to mature.

When the Millennium solar term comes, there will be many dense dewdrops on the leaves and grass beside the road in the morning. This dewdrop is mainly formed because the water vapor evaporated at night meets the cold air in the morning. These dewdrops will be particularly clean and crystal clear after being irradiated by the sun, so this day is named Bailu.

Since China was an agricultural society in ancient times, agriculture needed to have a strict understanding of the operation of the sun, and farming was carried out entirely according to the sun. Therefore, the "twenty-four solar terms" that reflect the solar cycle alone are added to the calendar as the standard for determining leap months.

The twenty-four solar terms are beginning of spring, rain, fright, vernal equinox, Qingming, Grain Rain, Changxia, Xiaoman, Mangzhong, Summer Solstice, Slight Summer, Great Summer, beginning of autumn, Early Summer, Millennium, Autumn Equinox, Cold Dew, Early Frost, beginning of winter, Light Snow, Winter Solstice, Slight Cold and Severe Cold.

White dew solar terms custom

1, Sacrifice to Yu Wang: The millennium is also a day for people in Taihu Lake to sacrifice to Yu Wang. Yu Wang is the legendary hero of water control, Dayu. Fishermen on Taihu Lake call him "Waterway Bodhisattva". Every year, on the eighth day of the first month, Tomb-Sweeping Day, the seventh day of July, and White Deer Festival, there will be ceremonies to burn incense to Yu Wang, among which Tomb-Sweeping Day and White Deer Spring and Autumn Festival are the largest and last for one week.

3. Drink green tea: Speaking of Bailuyuan, the old Nanjing who loves tea is very fond of "Bailuyuan Tea". At this time, after the summer heat, tea trees are the best time for their growth. Bailu tea is not as tender as spring tea, nor as bitter as summer tea. On the contrary, it has a unique sweet fragrance, which is especially loved by old tea customers.