Folk custom and climate characteristics of long summer solar terms

As one of the 24 solar terms, Long Summer is an important solar term. It is the alternation of spring and summer, and it is also a solar term suitable for sowing. The following are the folk customs and climate characteristics of the long summer solar terms I compiled for you, hoping to help you.

Long summer solar terms folk custom

1, Summer Welcome Ceremony

The word "summer" in "long summer" means "big", which means that the plants sown in spring have grown upright. At a deeper level, the 24 solar terms reflect the change of "Qi" in the four seasons, and the change of Qi is related to the change of natural rhythm. In the long summer, the yang is getting longer and longer, and everything grows sturdily with the rise of the yang. In ancient times, people attached great importance to the customs and habits of long summer. On this day of long summer, ancient people held ceremonies to welcome summer.

Step 2 try new activities

There are festivals such as tasting new products in the long summer. For example, there is a saying in Suzhou that "three creations are seen in the long summer", and the three creations are cherries, plums and wheat, which are used for ancestor worship. In Changshu, tasting new foods is more abundant, and there is a saying of "nine meats and thirteen vegetables". Nine meats are crucian carp, salted eggs, snails and quenching (that is, cooked with small fire; A cooking method comprises processing with various spices to make chicken, salted fresh, marinated shrimp and cherry meat; Thirteen elements include cherry, plum, wheat silkworm (new wheat is kneaded into thin strips and cooked), bamboo shoot, broad bean, spear tip, pea, cucumber, lettuce, grass head, radish, rose and pine flower. In Nantong, we eat boiled chicken and duck eggs.

3, the game of playing eggs

"Eggs are thrown all over the street in the long summer", and beating eggs is usually a child's game. To use boiled eggs, generally boil them with white water (the shell can't be damaged), soak them in cold water, and then put them in a net bag woven with colored silk thread or wool for children to hang around their necks. The rules for breaking eggs are quite simple. To put it bluntly, it means "see whose eggshell is hard": everyone holds an egg in his hand, with the pointed one as the head and the round one as the tail. The head of an egg hits the head of an egg and the tail of an egg hits the tail of an egg. He fought for it one by one. The man who broke the shell gave up and then ate the eggs. Xiao Qiang, the last one who could not break the battle, was honored as the "king of eggs".

4. Why do you want to beat eggs?

The folk saying is: "An egg hangs on the chest in the long summer, and it is rare for a villain to get boils in the summer." After entering summer, some people, especially the old and weak, are prone to symptoms such as loss of appetite, fatigue, boredom and qi deficiency, which is called "summer heat". Eggs are a simple and easy-to-get nutrition, so it is a good choice to "supplement" heatstroke prevention in advance. It is better to combine eating and playing with the child's mind. Of course, "Long Summer Eggs", as a festival custom, has its witchcraft/ritual significance. According to Chinese traditional medical theory, it is appropriate to nourish the heart in summer. People think that "the heart is like an egg", so when summer comes, eating eggs is to "nourish the heart". And "eating eggs and leaning on the heart" is in line with other customs in the long summer-eating bamboo shoots and leaning on the legs; Eating beans depends on the eyes-people's insecurity caused by the coming summer heat and physical exhaustion has finally been resolved in this whole set of rituals of "complementing shape with shape" and supporting health. Therefore, there used to be a folk proverb that said, "It takes 10,000 strength to eat an egg in the long summer."

The long summer makes people feel heavy.

There is a custom of weighing people after lunch in the long summer. People hang a big wooden scale at the entrance of the village or platform, and a stool is hung on the scale hook. Everyone takes turns to sit on the stool and weigh people. When weighing flowers, the caller said auspicious words. The old man will say, "weigh 87 and live to 91." The weighing girl said, "105 Jin, someone is looking for you outside." Unwilling, unwilling, unwilling, the son of the champion has a fate. " The weighbridge said, "When the weighbridge is over ten or twenty-three, the young official will grow up. Seven county officials should not be guilty, and three public officials and nine ministers should climb. " Weighing flowers can only be typed in (that is, from decimal to large number), but not outside.

Climatic characteristics of long summer solar terms

After the long summer, Jiangnan officially entered the rainy season, and the rainfall and rainy days increased significantly. Continuous rainy days not only caused wet damage to crops, but also caused the prevalence of many diseases. The heading and flowering period of wheat is the most susceptible period to scab. If warm but rainy weather is expected in the future, close attention should be paid to spraying chemicals from the early flowering period to the full flowering period. Cotton in southern China often causes outbreaks of anthracnose, damping-off and other diseases under the weather conditions of continuous rain or sudden warming and cold, resulting in large-scale dead seedlings and lack of seedlings. Necessary measures to increase temperature and reduce humidity should be taken in time, combined with chemical control to protect seedlings and strive for strong seedlings. "There are many kinds of seedlings in the long summer, and more millet is harvested in Man Cang", and it is the red season of early rice transplanting in the north and south of the Yangtze River before and after the long summer. Full-moon seedlings can be planted, but full-moon grass can't be planted. At this time, the temperature is still low. Immediately after planting seedlings, we should strengthen management, topdressing early, ploughing early, controlling pests early and promoting development early. Pay close attention to tail sweeping when sowing mid-season rice. At this time, the spring shoots of tea trees develop fastest. If we ignore them, tea leaves will get old. As the saying goes, "Grain Rain picks less and doesn't pick it in the long summer", so we should concentrate our efforts and harvest it by surprise in batches.

Before and after the long summer, the temperature in North China and Northwest China rose rapidly, but the precipitation was still not much. In addition, the wind is strong and evaporation is strong in spring. Atmospheric dryness and soil drought often seriously affect the normal growth of crops. Especially, the dry hot wind before and after wheat filling and milk ripening is an important disastrous weather that leads to yield reduction, and timely irrigation is the key measure for drought resistance and disaster prevention. "hoes are everywhere for three days in the long summer", when weeds grow rapidly. "Don't mow the grass for one day, and don't mow it for three days." Intertillage weeding can not only weed, resist drought and prevent waterlogging, but also increase the ground temperature and accelerate the decomposition of soil nutrients, which is of great significance to promote the robust growth of crops such as cotton, corn, sorghum and peanuts at seedling stage.

After the long summer, it is the key period for planting early rice in a large area, and the arrival and amount of rain during this period are closely related to the future harvest. The farmer's proverb says well: "If it doesn't last long in summer, the plow will hang high." "There is no rain in the long summer, and there is no rice in the head." There is also a folk custom, saying that weight is afraid of summer heat. It is said that after weighing this day, you will not be afraid of the heat and lose weight, otherwise you will be troubled by the disease. Jiangxi also has the custom of drinking tea in the long summer, saying that if you don't drink tea in the long summer, you will suffer all summer. As early as ancient times, kings often went out of the city to welcome summer on the first day of summer, and the day to welcome summer was long summer.

"The Book of Rites and the Moon Order" explains the saying of Chang Xia: "Insects come out, melons grow long, and bitter vegetables are obvious." Explain that at this time, frogs began to clamor for the coming of summer, earthworms were busy helping farmers to loosen the soil, and wild vegetables on the ridge were also scrambling to be unearthed. In the morning, when people walk in the countryside, fields and beaches in the early summer sunshine, you will feel the deep affection of nature from this mild sunshine. When you are in the countryside, fields and beaches, you will feel the deep affection of nature from this gentle sunshine.

Matters needing attention in eating eggs in long summer

1. Eat eggs in moderation in the long summer. Although eggs are valuable, the more eggs you eat, the better. Eating too many eggs can easily lead to overnutrition and obesity. Increase the burden on the liver and kidneys. Excessive protein will overload the urea manufacturing system, and excessive intake of protein will produce a large number of chemicals such as ammonia, hydroxyl and phenol in the intestine, which is very harmful to human body. Abdominal distension, dizziness, limb weakness, coma and other symptoms are likely to occur, which is often called "protein poisoning syndrome".

2. Boiled eggs are the most nutritious, but don't overcook them when cooking. For adults, boiled eggs are the best way to eat, but they should not be overcooked. It is advisable to cook eggs in boiling water for 5-7 minutes, but pay attention to chewing slowly, otherwise it will affect absorption and digestion.

3. Under normal circumstances, healthy adults eat 1-2 eggs a day; It is best for the elderly to eat one every day; It is more appropriate for mental workers to eat two eggs a day; Pregnant women, lying-in women, lactating women and the infirm can eat 2-3 eggs a day, not more. Boiled eggs are the best way to eat, but you can't overcook them.