1, the arrival of the harvest season
Summer is a prelude to autumn and a sign of the coming harvest season. In rural China, summer is the busiest time for farmers, who have to work in the fields, such as farming, watering, weeding and fertilizing. After the summer heat, the crops have matured, and farmers are busy harvesting crops, drying millet and storing grain. This is not only one of the most important tasks in a year, but also represents the harvest and joy brought by hard work.
2. Everything is mature
The midsummer season is the end of midsummer, and all kinds of plants have passed the test of long growth period and intense heat. At this point, they have thrived and entered a mature stage. At the same time, many fruits and vegetables entered the market at this time, such as watermelons, grapes, apples and pears. They are all harvested in summer. After summer, with the arrival of autumn, more fruits and vegetables will be listed one after another, and people can enjoy more delicious food.
3. Welcome the cool weather
After the summer heat, the temperature gradually dropped, and people began to feel the breath of autumn. At this time, nature began to cool, and the air was filled with fresh flavor. People can put down their hot summer clothes, put on light and comfortable clothes and go for a walk or exercise outdoors. At the same time, it is also a good time to travel and go out. People can enjoy autumn scenery between mountains and rivers and feel the beauty brought by nature.
Folk custom of summer vacation
1, ancestor worship
Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as "July 30th" during the summer vacation, is an important time for people to worship their ancestors. In ancient times, from the first day of July to the end of July, people held Purdue giving activities.
2. River lanterns
On the Mid-Autumn Festival, people have the custom of setting off river lanterns. River lanterns, also known as "lotus lanterns", usually put lights or candles on the base and put them into rivers, lakes and seas in the middle of July 15th, leaving them floating.
3. Fishing Festival
For coastal fishermen, the summer heat is the harvest season. During the summer vacation every year, a grand fishing festival is held along the coast of Zhejiang. On the day when fishing is closed in the East China Sea, a grand fishing ceremony will be held to send fishermen out to sea.
4. Travel to welcome autumn
After the summer heat, the summer heat fades away from people's hearts, and autumn is getting stronger and not sad. At this time, the autumn clouds are elegant, and the clouds in the sky begin to become slender and light, so there is a "smart cloud in July and August"; And the autumn water is like a mirror, "The setting sun is lonely in Qi Fei, and the autumn water is * * * the sky is the same color", and the Qiu Guang is shallow, the autumn water is clear, and the water and the sky are the same color, which makes people feel moved. It is a good time to swim around the world.