Slight summer heat, the eleventh day of the twenty-four solar terms, is defined as a slight summer heat when the sun reaches 15 degrees on July 7th or 8th every year; Shuowen: "Summer is hot." A little summer heat is a little heat, the plum rains in the south are exhausted, the summer begins, and it is rainy in the north. At this time, the lotus is in full bloom, the hibiscus is in full bloom, the cicada is hissing, and the sun is hot. "After a little summer, it is hot for three points a day." It is better to rest your body and mind in the summer, and don't be overjoyed than sad. The sign of the summer heat: plum blossom, lodging.

Legend of Little Summer

"June 6th" is said to be the day when the Dragon Palace basks in robes. Because this day is almost on the eve of the summer heat, it is the day with the highest temperature, the longest sunshine time and the strongest sunshine in a year, so every household will choose this day to "bask in the sun", that is, hang the clothes stored in the cabinets outside to receive the sun's exposure, so as to damp, damp, mildew and moth.

According to legend, this day is the day when Little White Dragon goes home. Because "Little White Dragon" broke the dogma, he was imprisoned by the father of the Dragon King on a remote island and lost his freedom of movement. Only on June 6th, the Dragon King allowed him to go home to visit his mother. "Little White Dragon" was eager to visit her mother, so it traveled all the way day and night, bringing thunder and lightning and storms.

Fu Ri, the ancients said: Fu means "hiding from the summer heat", and the sacrifice to Fu Ri was recorded as far back as the pre-Qin period. According to ancient books, the sacrifice offered by Fu Ri is "its emperor Yan Di and its god Zhu Rong". The legend of Emperor Yan is the sun god, while Zhu Rong is the great-grandson Vulcan of Emperor Yan. Legend has it that Emperor Yan told the sun to give off enough light and heat to make the grains grow, and since then, human beings have no worries about food and clothing. People thanked him for his merits and commemorated him at the hottest time. Therefore, there is a legend of "sacrificing to the sun".

Three periods of slight summer heat

A warm wind arrives

A warm wind arrives, which means that after the slight summer heat, there is no longer a trace of cool wind on the earth, but all winds carry heat waves.

the second cricket is in the house

the second cricket is in the house, which means that five days later, due to the heat, the cricket left the field and went to the corner of the courtyard to escape the heat.

The three-waiting eagle begins to flock

The three-waiting eagle begins to flock, which means that in five days, the eagle will move in the cool high air because the ground temperature is too high.

custom of small summer heat

1. "Eating new things" in small summer heat: In the past, there was a custom of "eating new things" in small summer heat, that is, after the small summer heat, farmers tasted new rice, ground the newly cut rice into rice, prepared meals for worshipping the gods and ancestors of the five grains, and then everyone tasted 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 to cook with old rice, plus newly listed vegetables. Therefore, there is a folk saying that millet is eaten in a small summer and grain is eaten in a big summer.

2. Make a decision to stay in prison: Quan Tang Wen: "The month is closed to the sun, waiting for the light summer, and it is the day to show mercy to the punishment and discuss the prison. Those who are guilty will quickly investigate the poverty, and those who punish lightly will make a decision when drawing, and use the season to avoid drowning."

The ancients thought that the summer months were a good time to recuperate, and all kinds of lawsuits were settled as soon as possible, so as to avoid excessive backlog, that is, people who committed serious crimes would be executed after autumn, while some prisoners with lesser crimes could be released.

radish can grow buckwheat when it's on the first day. Toufu jiaozi, Erfu noodles, Sanfu pancakes spread eggs.

It's a traditional custom to eat jiaozi with head down. People in Furi lose appetite and tend to lose weight than usual, which is called bitter summer. In the traditional custom, jiaozi is the food to stimulate appetite and relieve hunger. In some places in Shandong, raw cucumbers and boiled eggs are eaten to cure the bitter summer, and eggs are eaten in the morning when they are crouching, and no other food is eaten.

3.? Expose the book by drying clothes: "A Record of Yanjing's Years Old": "On June 6th, Jingshi shook out clothes and books, saying that there were no worms."

After the slight summer heat, it will soon be the "Clothes Day" on June 6th. Legend has it that June 6th is the day when the Dragon King basks in scales. People choose to dry clothes and paintings on this day. It is said that after drying on this day, they can avoid being eaten by insects.

Liu Yiqing in the Southern Dynasties told an interesting story in Shi Shuo Xin Yu. When Hao Long, a famous person in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, saw that all his neighbors were drying their clothes and quilts, he ran to lie flat in the sun, lifted his clothes and pointed his belly at the sun. Others don't understand, ask him what he is doing, and answer: "print books."

4.? Farming in light summer: Since the beginning of light summer, the plum rains in the Jianghuai Valley have ended successively, and the southeast monsoon rainy season from the Pacific Ocean has started in the vast areas north of the Huaihe River and Qinling Mountains in eastern China, with obvious increase in precipitation and relatively concentrated rainfall; However, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are generally hot and rainy under the control of subtropical high, and the frequent summer drought has a great impact on agricultural production, so it is very important to store water and prevent drought as soon as possible. The agricultural proverb says: "Rain in the rainy days is rice in the pot". Although the precipitation brought by thunderstorms, tropical storms or typhoons at this time is very beneficial to the growth of crops such as rice, it sometimes has adverse effects on dry crops and vegetables such as cotton and soybeans.

a little summer proverb

after a little summer, the heat is three points a day.

there is a slight summer wind and a severe summer drought.

a little summer heat scares the east wind, and a big summer heat scares the red clouds.

it's extremely hot in the summer, and chilly in the summer.

farmers should not forget to watch the sky day and night, rain or shine, and accumulate experience.

drench Fuwang once a day.

it's raining on the head and the tail.

in June, when it rains in the east wind, it's like a mother calling her daughter.

the east wind is rushing, and it's hard to watch the fifth watch.

if the east wind blows hard, you should wear hemp fiber.