What are the hot folk customs in summer?

People have always had the custom of eating lotus roots in summer. Lotus root contains a lot of carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other vitamins, as well as more Vc, potassium and dietary fiber. Has the effects of clearing away heat, nourishing blood and relieving vexation. Suitable for eating fresh lotus root in summer and simmering on low fire. After slicing, it can be eaten at will, which has the effect of calming the nerves and helping sleep, and can treat insomnia due to blood deficiency.

2. Painting and clothes

In summer, people also have the custom of drying pictures, calligraphy and clothes. There is a saying in the folk proverb: "On June 6th, people dry their clothes" and "On June 6th, people dry red and green". "Red and green" refers to all kinds of brightly colored clothes.

Because this day is almost the eve of the summer heat, it is the day with the highest temperature, the longest sunshine time and the strongest sunshine radiation in a year, so every household will choose this day to "bask in the sun" and hang the clothes stored in the cupboard outside to receive the sun exposure to prevent moisture, moisture, mildew and moth.

3. Eat eel in summer.

As the saying goes: Monopterus albus participates in summer. Monopterus albus was born in a mud hole on the seashore, and the summer eel is the most nourishing and delicious one month before and after the summer heat. Summer is often the remission period of chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases, while Monopterus albus is warm and sweet, and has the functions of invigorating the middle warmer, benefiting qi, nourishing the liver and spleen, expelling wind and dampness, and strengthening bones and muscles.

According to the theory of winter disease and summer tonic, the best food in summer is Monopterus albus. Monopterus albus has higher protein content, more than twice the iron content of carp and yellow croaker, and contains many minerals and vitamins. Monopterus albus can also reduce the concentration of cholesterol in blood, prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases caused by arteriosclerosis, and also have a good effect on diarrhea caused by indigestion.

Step 4 eat mangoes

Eating mangoes in summer means that this season is a mature and rich period of mangoes. According to legend, a devout believer once dedicated his mango garden to Sakyamuni so that he could rest in the shade.

5. Drink soup or porridge in summer.

"The heat is in the dog days", and the heat is the beginning of the dog days. Drink more porridge when the weather is hot. Soup or porridge made of lotus leaves, Smilax glabra, lentils, Coix lachryma, Polyporus, Alisma orientalis, kapok and other materials, sweet or salty, is very suitable for this solar term. Eating more fruits is also good for heatstroke prevention, but don't eat too much, so as not to increase the burden on the stomach, and even cause diarrhea in severe cases.

6, summer heat "eat new"

The arrival of the light summer heat means that the hot weather in summer is about to begin. In order to cope with the coming hot climate and express gratitude for the first round of grain harvest, China society has gradually formed customs such as "eating new things" and "offering sacrifices to the god of five grains" for thousands of years.

"Eating fresh" means tasting new rice after the light summer. After grinding the newly cut rice into rice, farmers prepare meals to worship the grain gods and ancestors to show their gratitude to nature and ancestors, and then everyone tastes new wine. It is said that "eating new things" means "eating new things", which is the first new day after the summer festival. Cities generally buy a small amount of new rice for cooking in old rice, plus newly listed vegetables. Therefore, there is a folk saying that millet is eaten in summer and grain is eaten in summer.

7. Drink mutton soup

In the north, you will drink mutton soup in midsummer and hot summer. First, it can nourish the body. Secondly, "sheep" and "yang" are homophonic. The ancients thought that the loss of yang in summer was more, which could increase yang.

8. Don't sit on open-air wood for a long time.

There is also a folk saying: "Don't sit on stones in winter, and don't sit on trees in summer." Statement. After the summer heat, the temperature is high and the humidity is high. Wood placed in the open air for a long time, such as chairs and stools, is exposed to rain, contains more water, and the surface looks dry. But when it is exposed to the sun and the temperature rises, it will emit moisture. Sitting on it for a long time will induce hemorrhoids, rheumatism, arthritis and other diseases.