Introduction of summer solstice solar terms

Summer solstice, also known as "Summer Festival" and "Summer Solstice Festival", is one of the 24 solar terms, and it is also a festival in the ancient folk "four seasons and eight festivals". During the summer solstice, the sun is located at 90 degrees of the yellow meridian, and the time is June 2 1 day to 22. Every summer solstice, the sun shines almost directly on the tropic of cancer, and the daylight time in the northern hemisphere reaches the longest in the whole year.

What are the customs from summer solstice?

Improve the food of cattle.

During the summer solstice, people will not neglect their livestock. For example, improving the food of cattle is a traditional custom from summer to the sun. Boiling wheat kernel soup for cows can make them stronger and more energetic at work.

Sacrifice to the gods to eliminate disasters

In ancient times, the summer solstice was also called "summer season" and "summer solstice festival", and this day was generally valued by people. Ancient people prayed for disaster and prosperity by offering sacrifices to the gods.

Eat noodles

The solstice in summer, like the solstice in winter in jiaozi, has been very popular since ancient times. People must eat noodles on this day, whether it is cold noodles or soup noodles. Anyway, eating noodles is right.

Eat eggs

The solstice of summer is a rainy season, which is often called "bitter summer". People often have a bad appetite. In some places in Shandong, raw cucumbers and boiled eggs are used to treat the "bitter summer" diet. Eggs are eaten in the morning from summer to Sunday, and there is no other food.