Summer solstice custom

The summer solstice is the 10 of the 24 solar terms.

Fighting means noon; The yellow meridian of the sun is 90 degrees; June 2 1~22 of Gregorian calendar. On the day of summer solstice, the position where the sun shines directly on the ground reaches the northernmost part of the year, almost directly on the tropic of cancer. At this time, the daylight hours in all parts of the northern hemisphere reach the longest in the whole year.

High temperature, high humidity and occasional thunderstorms are the weather characteristics from summer to the future.

On the solstice of summer, there are these customs: offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, eating noodles, eating porridge and wonton, giving colored fans and sachets, eating dog meat and lychee, and weighing.

? 1, offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors

Summer solstice is one of the "four seasons and eight festivals" Since ancient times, people have had the custom of celebrating the harvest and offering sacrifices to their ancestors at this time to pray for a year of prosperity. In the ancient farming society, people lived and worked in peace and contentment. They chose a day to worship the gods and ancestors, and they had various regular festivals. Abundant offerings to gods and ancestors developed into festival feasts, and gradually formed some established ways of celebration, that is, the so-called festival folk customs.

? Step 2 eat noodles

"Winter solstice jiaozi, summer solstice noodles", delicious Beijingers pay attention to eating noodles in summer solstice.

According to the customs of old Beijing, lettuce and cold noodles can be eaten on the first day of the summer solstice every year, because the climate is hot at this time, eating something cold can reduce the fire and stimulate the appetite, and it will not damage the health because of the cold.

? 3. Eat porridge and wonton.

On the solstice of summer, Wuxi people eat porridge in the morning and wonton at noon, which means chaos and harmony.

There is a proverb: "Summer solstice wonton winter solstice reunion, four seasons Ankang people reunion."

After eating wonton, I weighed my children, hoping that their weight gain would be healthier.

? 4. Send color fans and sachets.

The summer solstice in Liao Dynasty was called "Tide Festival", and women gave each other colorful fans to drive away the summer heat. The sachet can repel mosquitoes and inhibit odor.

"Fuyang miscellaneous?" Li Yi: "On the solstice of summer, when you enter the bag of Fan and powder, you have to resign. "

"Fan" produces wind; "Powder fat" is suitable for dispelling turbid qi caused by body heat and preventing miliaria.

? 5. Eat dog meat and lychee

Eating dog meat and litchi in the summer of solstice is a "patent" that Lingnan people want to eat.

Cantonese in Guangzhou, Qinzhou and Yulin in Guangxi also like to eat dog meat and lychee on the solstice in summer.

It is said that dog meat and lychee are not hot together in summer solstice, and there is a saying that "fish breeds dogs in summer solstice", so the habit of eating dog meat and lychee in summer solstice continues to this day. "Eat dog meat from summer to sun, and the west wind detours", which means that as long as people eat dog meat from summer to sun, their bodies can resist the attack of westerly storms, catch fewer colds and be healthy.

It is based on this beautiful wish that the unique folk food culture of "dog meat from summer to the sun" came into being. Nowadays, with the continuous improvement of people's living standards, the scene of every household killing dogs from summer to morning no longer exists. However, the habit of eating dog meat in every household remains the same.

? Step 6 weigh

The custom of weighing in summer solstice. "Now the custom of weighing in the summer solstice is rare, but in ancient times, once you get sick, it is difficult to recover quickly. People have a soft spot for the solstice in summer. This also pinned people's good wishes for health and longevity. When weighing, men, women and children lined up to weigh, and some people reported their weight. The scene is very lively, just like a holiday. "

The above is the shared summer solstice style. Summer solstice is an important period for crop growth, and many folk activities during this period are to pray for a bumper harvest. Nowadays, "Summer Solstice" is no longer an important festival in China, and "Summer Solstice" has returned to a solar term. However, people still have reservations about the custom of eating cold food, tasting new things and weighing people from summer to day. At the same time, remember to escape from the summer solstice! ! !