What does summer heat mean?
Finger e; The meridian of the sun reaches 150 degrees; It is celebrated on August 22 ~ 24 of the Gregorian calendar every year. Being in the heat is "out of the heat", that is, out of the heat. In summer, the direct point of the sun continues to move southward, the solar radiation weakens, the subtropical high also withdraws southward, the temperature gradually drops, and the summer heat gradually disappears. The arrival of summer means that the hot and difficult weather is over. During this period, the weather is still hot, but it has shown a downward trend. Summer solar terms are in a short-term regenerative weather period.
"Chu" means termination, which means that the summer heat is about to pass, the summer heat will end on this day, and the temperature in most parts of China will gradually drop. Being in summer is not only different from mild summer heat and severe summer heat, but also different from slight cold and severe cold solar terms. This is a solar term representing the transition from hot to cold.
Traditional custom of summertime;
1, Eat duck: "Eat duck in July and half, and eat taro in August and half". The ancients thought that ducks in the middle of July in the lunar calendar were the fattest and most nutritious. In summer, old Beijingers will buy lily ducks to cool off the summer, but in Jiangsu, it's so-called "sending ducks to cool off the summer makes everyone sick" to serve a bowl of duck dishes to their neighbors.
2. River lamp: generally put a lamp or candle on the base. Before and after the summer vacation, there will be activities to celebrate the Central Plains, commonly known as "July 30" or "Central Plains Festival", in which river lanterns are put into the water to drift, to mourn the dead and pray for peace.
3. Fishing Festival: After summer, fishing harvest is a period. China coastal areas often hold various activities in this solar term to send fishermen out to sea and look forward to a bumper harvest. At this time, the water temperature in the sea area is still high, and the fish will still stay around the sea area, and the fish, shrimp and shellfish are mature. Therefore, from this time on, people can often enjoy all kinds of seafood.