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How many days is it in dog days?

The dog days are ten days, according to the number of days. The first volt is 10 day, the middle volt is 10 day or 20 days, and the last volt is 10 day.

The dog days appear in midsummer and summer heat, and it is the hottest, humid and sultry day of the year. The so-called "dog days" refers to the "dog days" of the lunar calendar, which is the hottest period of the year. The dog days are the hottest thirty or forty days in a year in the Central Plains. The dog days are calculated according to the lunar calendar, between early July and mid-August in the solar calendar.

The length of accommodation is not fixed every year, and the length of accommodation is also different. We need to look up the almanac to calculate. We can simply use the four-character formula of "Three Nights in Summer" to indicate the date of lodging, that is, from the third Geng Day in Xia Hou, the appearance of Geng Day will affect the length of lodging sooner or later. So some years will be 30 days and some years will be 40 days.

As the summer heat is approaching, provide some heatstroke prevention tips to help you spend the summer: drink more boiled water, drink regularly, the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor air conditioners should not be too large, drink too much, take a long nap, avoid "rapid cooling" after being heated, remember to prepare sunscreen when going out, live a regular life, don't stay up late, and take heatstroke prevention and cooling drugs with you when going out.