How did the summer heat in the twenty-four solar terms get its name?
Entering summer is "going out in summer", which means leaving in the heat, which means that autumn with meteorological significance is about to enter, and entering summer represents the solar term in which the temperature turns from hot to cold. The climate of this period is characterized by falling temperature and crisp autumn, so it belongs to the autumn solar term.
After the intense heat, the weather turned cold. It is hot at noon and cool in the morning and evening, resulting in a large temperature difference between day and night. The climate characteristics of "one autumn rain and one cold" are obvious. The climate with hot days and cool nights forms a good condition for the convergence of human yang. It should be noted that due to the low temperature, strong wind and strong light in the morning and evening, it is necessary to appropriately increase clothes to keep warm, prevent wind and prevent sun, so as to avoid catching cold, wind and solar dermatitis.
Summer solar terms custom:
1, travel to welcome autumn
Sacrificing ancestors to welcome autumn in summer is mostly related to the folk customs before and after the solar terms. Around the summer vacation, there will be folk activities to celebrate the Central Plains, commonly known as "July 30" or "Central Plains Festival". In the old days, there was a ceremony to open the gate of hell from the beginning of July until the gate of hell closed at the end of the month, and Purdue giving activities were held. In addition, after summer, autumn is getting stronger, which is a good time for people to go swimming in the suburbs to meet autumn scenery.
2. River lamp
River lanterns, also known as "lotus lanterns", usually put lights or candles on the base, and put them into rivers, lakes and seas during the Mid-Autumn Festival to let them float. River lanterns are for ghosts such as drowning in Purdue water.
3. Fishing Festival
For coastal fishermen, summer is the harvest season, because the water temperature in the sea area is still high at this time, fish will still stay around the sea area, and fish, shrimp and shellfish will mature. Therefore, from this time on, people can often enjoy all kinds of seafood.