Summer is one of the twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar, and the sun is located in the yellow meridian 120. In the hot summer, China people have the custom of drinking tea, drying ginger, burning incense and drinking mutton soup.

"Twenty-four solar terms" said: "Summer is in the middle of June. Summer, summer, size, small at the beginning of the month, big in the month, and still hot today. " Its climatic characteristics are: "Dou refers to C as a great summer heat, and the weather in Sri Lanka is stronger than a small summer heat, so it is called a great summer heat." The summer solar term is just around the Mid-Autumn Festival in the dog days, which is the hottest period of the year, with the highest temperature and the fastest growth of crops. At the same time, various meteorological disasters such as drought, waterlogging and wind disasters are also the most frequent in many areas.

What are the implications of the solar terms in summer?

"Summer heat" is heat, and summer heat is extremely hot. Summer is hotter than summer, and it is the hottest solar term in a year. At this time, "hot and humid steaming" reached its peak. Climatic characteristics of summer: high temperature and scorching heat, frequent thunderstorms and typhoons.

The custom of solar terms in summer

1. Send a summer boat

Sending a "summer boat" is a traditional folk custom in Zhejiang coastal areas, especially in many fishing villages in Taizhou. Its significance is to send the "five saints" out of the sea and protect people from the heat. When sending the "Summer Boat", there are also colorful folk art performances.

Edible fairy grass

Many places in Guangdong have the custom of "eating fairy grass" in summer. Cao Xian, also known as Xiancao and Cao Xian, is an important medicinal and edible plant resource. It is known as "Cao Xian" because of its magical effect of relieving summer heat. After the stems and leaves are dried in the sun, they can be made into fairy grass, which is called bean jelly in Guangdong and is a summer dessert.

Eat pineapple

During the hot summer, there is a custom of eating pineapple in Taiwan Province Province, and people think that pineapple is the best at this time. In addition, the pronunciation of pineapple in Minnan dialect is the same as that of "Wanglai", so it is also used as a symbol of praying for peace, good luck and prosperous business.

Fight crickets

The summer heat is the season with the most crickets in rural fields. In some areas of China, people have the custom of playing cricket in their spare time.

Eat lychees

People in Putian, Fujian have the custom of eating litchi, mutton and rice grains during the summer heat, which is called "passing the summer heat". Litchi contains glucose and multivitamins, and it is nutritious. Eating fresh litchi can nourish the body. First, soak the fresh litchi in the cold well water and take it out to taste as soon as summer arrives. At this time, eating litchi is the most pleasant and nourishing.

Local customs in summer

1, Taizhou Summer Festival

The activity of sending a "summer boat" in summer has a history of hundreds of years in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province. The "Summer Boat" was completely built according to the scale of the old three-masted sailboat, which contained various sacrifices. After the activity began, more than 50 fishermen took turns to carry the "Summer Boat" to the streets, drums were blaring, firecrackers were ringing, and people were praying all over the street. The "Summer Boat" was finally transported to the dock for a series of blessing ceremonies. Subsequently, this "summer boat" was dragged out of the fishing port by fishing boats, and then lit on the sea to let it rise and fall, in order to wish people a bumper harvest and a healthy life.

2. Putian Summer Festival

Litchi Litchi is a specialty of Putian, among which Song Jiaxiang, Zhuangyuanhong and "Eighteen Niang Red" are excellent varieties, which are well-known in ancient and modern times. Before and after the Great Summer Festival, the ripe litchi trees are fragrant for ten miles. Litchi contains a lot of glucose and vitamins and has certain nutritional value, so eating fresh litchi can nourish the body. Song Biyu's Litchi Recipe records: "Litchi should be picked with dew and soaked in cold spring. It is best to put it on a white porcelain basin when eating, and the contrast between red and white can better set off the delicate color of litchi; Evening is the best time to take a bath and take a photo of the new moon. "