"twenty-four solar term" said: "If you go, you will stop, and the summer heat will stop here." "Chu" means disappearing and ending, and those who are in the summer heat will be "out of the summer heat", and the summer heat will officially end.
Summer heat can be understood by "one out and one in", and "out" means out. At this time, the dog days have passed or are coming to an end. This year's summer is on the third day after the fall; "Entering" means entering autumn. Some people suffer from the hot summer weather. For them, although the hot weather still exists in the summer season, a cool breeze blowing slowly from being relaxed and free in the morning and evening indicates that autumn is coming.
In ancient China, the summer heat was divided into three stages: "The eagle is a sacrificial bird; Second, wait for heaven and earth to begin; Sanhou Wo Naideng. " In this solar term, the eagle began to hunt a large number of birds; Everything between heaven and earth began to wither: "He Naideng" refers to millet, millet, rice and sorghum crops, and "Deng" means maturity.
Folk customs of summer solar terms
First, put the river lights: mourn the dead and pray for peace.
It is said that the custom of putting river lanterns can be traced back to the fishing and hunting times. At that time, people sailed out to sea and went down to the lake. In order to avoid storms, when crossing dangerous reefs and shoals or encountering high winds and waves, they made boats with bamboo boards, put in sacrifices, lit candles, made sails with colored paper, and let them drift in the water, praying for peace to the sea gods.
Second, the fishing festival: a hundred races to catch seafood.
During the summer vacation every year, an annual grand fishing festival and a grand fishing ceremony are held along the coast of Zhejiang Province to send fishermen off to sea. Shipu fishermen have always had the customs of "stepping on the beach on March 3" and "offering sacrifices to the sea", among which "offering sacrifices to the sea" is a ceremony held by fishermen for peace and good harvest when they go fishing at sea.
Third, worship the land: sacrifice and worship, and plant flags to be grateful.
The summer solar term coincides with the harvest time of crops, and farmers have held various ceremonies to thank the earth god. Some kill animals to worship in the land temple, some put flags in the middle of the field to express gratitude, and some don't wash their feet when they come home from working in the field on this day, lest the harvest be washed away.