What does Chufu mean?

Chufu refers to the third Geng day after the summer solstice. The period from Geng Day to the day before the fourth Geng Day.

According to the Chinese calendar, this is the beginning of summer. People often say: The heat is in the third volt and the cold is in the 39th. Dog days are the season with the highest temperature and highest humidity in a year. They are divided into the first, middle and last days. The first and last days are fixed at 10 days. The middle days have 10 days in some years and 20 days in some years. The beginning of the volt period is called entering the volt or crossing the volt, and the end of the volt period is called the exit. The number of days of mid-fall depends on how early or late the fall occurs. Generally, if the fall occurs before July 28, the duration of mid-fall is 20 days, and on July 29, the duration of mid-fall is 10 days.

What is the first day of the first fall?

It is the day of the first fall.

Rufu means entering the dog days of summer. "Summer solstice three Geng several heads fall", this is the basis for establishing the first fall. The almanac stipulates: "On the third Geng day of the summer solstice, the number of volts will begin." This means that counting from the summer solstice to the next, the volts of volts will begin on the third Geng day. The "Geng Day" here refers to the day with the prefix "Geng" in the ancient "Stem and Branch Day Calendar".

What to eat in the first volt?

There is a slang saying in the north, which is "dumplings in the first volt, noodles in the second volt, and eggs in the pancakes and pancakes in the third volt."

It is a traditional custom to eat dumplings during the dog days, because during the dog days, people have a bad appetite and cannot eat, and dumplings are an appetizing food in Chinese traditional customs.

The custom of eating noodles on the second dog day has been around since at least the Three Kingdoms period. "Wei's Spring and Autumn Annals" said that He Yan was "taking a towel to wipe his sweat during the solar eclipse and his face was bright and clear." People then realized that He Yan's white skin was not covered up with powder, but was naturally white. The "soup cake" here is hot soup noodles. Why eat hot noodles on a hot day? Liang Zongmao of the Southern Dynasty said in "The Chronicles of Jingchu": "Soup cakes during the solar eclipse in June are called to ward off evil."

Five The moon is an evil month, and the sixth month is also close to the evil moon, so it should also be "avoiding evil". This is a superstition. Grind new wheat into flour and make soup to eat. You will sweat all over after eating. The new grain is rich in nutrients and sweating can drive away diseases. There is a scientific reason for eating soup cakes in June.

In addition to drinking hot noodles in Futian, you can also eat from the water. Pour the cooked noodles with cold water, mix with mashed garlic, and pour in brine. This not only stimulates appetite, but also "satisfies the heart".

You can also eat "fried noodles" in Voli. The so-called fried noodles are made by drying and frying the flour in a pot, and then mixing it with water and sugar. This way of eating has been around since the Han Dynasty. It was more common in the Tang and Song Dynasties, but at that time the wheat grains were fried first and then ground into flour. Su Gong, a medical scientist in the Tang Dynasty, said that fried noodles can "relieve heat, stop diarrhea, and strengthen the large intestine."