Traditional customs of the summer solstice
1. Worshiping gods and ancestors
The summer solstice is one of the "four seasons and eight festivals", and people have celebrated it at this time since ancient times. It is a custom to have a good harvest and offer sacrifices to ancestors to pray for disaster relief and a prosperous year. People in ancient farming societies had various regular festivals while living and working in peace and contentment. They worshiped gods and ancestors and offered abundant tributes, which led to the development of festival banquets. Some customary celebration methods gradually formed, which are the so-called festival folk customs. .
2. Spend the summer and avoid the sun
On the summer solstice, women give each other folding fans, powder and other items. "Youyang Zazu? Liyi": "On the summer solstice, there are words for entering the fan and the powder bag." "Fan" is used to generate wind; "pinzhi" is used to smear it to dissipate the turbid air generated by body heat. , prevent prickly heat. ?
3. Noodles are eaten in the north and south during the summer solstice
Since ancient times, there has been a saying in some places in China of "winter solstice dumplings and summer solstice noodles". Eating noodles during the summer solstice is an important custom in many areas. Since the new wheat has appeared in the summer solstice, eating noodles in the summer solstice also means trying something new. ?
Daily life during the summer solstice
Daily maintenance should be in line with the changes in nature when Yang is strong and Yin is weak. It is advisable to go to bed late and get up early. Reasonably arrange your lunch break, firstly, to avoid the heat, and secondly, to recover from fatigue. Daily warm water bathing is also a fitness measure worth advocating. It can not only wash away sweat and dirt, keep the skin clean and cool, relieve heatstroke and prevent diseases, but also achieve the purpose of exercising.
In addition, the summer is hot, and the body fluids are prone to wind, cold, and dampness. Fans should not be used when sleeping. In air-conditioned rooms, the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor should not be too large, and it is not suitable to sleep outdoors at night. ?
The above content refers to ?Baidu Encyclopedia-Summer Solstice