What are the reasons for the summer vacation in ancient schools?

What are the reasons for the summer vacation in ancient schools? Because May is the busy farming season, people need to help harvest wheat at home.

First, the ancient student holidays

In ancient China, new schools did not appear, students did not enjoy modern education, no graduation years, no current curriculum, and of course, no winter and summer vacations. In fact, specifically, students actually have winter and summer vacations. In fact, in ancient times, students' vacations mainly focused on farming, because China is a country based on agriculture.

For example, students in the Tang Dynasty had to take the exam the day before the ten-day holiday. In addition to the ten-day holiday, they have 15 days of field vacation in May and 15 days of clothing vacation in September every year. In the Ming Dynasty, officials usually didn't take vacations, while students in imperial academy took vacations on the first and fifteenth day of each month. There were not many students in the dynasty, and more of them studied in private schools. Private schools in the Ming and Qing Dynasties also have New Year's Day holidays or winter holidays of about 1 month.

Second, the factors of summer vacation in ancient schools

1, busy farming: agriculture is the main part of ancient social economy, and summer vacation is in the busy harvest season. Students usually need to help their families do farm work and take part in busy farm work such as farm work and harvesting, so schools can take care of their family needs during the summer vacation.

2. Hot weather: In ancient times, it was hot in summer, especially in some areas. It may be very difficult for students to study and live in high temperature. In order to prevent students from being uncomfortable or tired in the sultry classroom, the school had a summer vacation to protect their health.

3. Save resources: The facilities and teaching AIDS of ancient schools were relatively limited, especially in economically backward areas, and schools may not have enough conditions to provide the equipment and resources needed for summer study. So summer vacation is to save resources and reduce the burden.

4. Traditional customs: In some regions and cultures, school holidays are arranged according to local traditional customs. These customs may be related to specific festivals, folk activities or social gatherings. The summer vacation at school can provide students with opportunities to participate in and enjoy traditional activities.