When is the summer solstice in 2022? When is the summer solstice in 2022?
The solar terms from summer to Sunday in 2022 are June 2 1, 17: 08+03: 40 in Gregorian calendar, and Tuesday, May 23 in lunar calendar.
What does summer solstice mean?
Summer solstice is the earliest solar term, with the longest day and the shortest night. The representative means that the summer heat is coming, and its climate characteristics are heavy rain, rainy weather and high temperature sauna.
In the seventh century BC, the shadow of the sun was measured by civil soil gauges to determine the summer solstice. "Zunxian Manuscript" records: "The sun arrives in the north, the days are long and the shadows are short, so it is called the summer solstice. Do your best. Generally speaking, the name of the summer solstice only represents the solar terms of the summer solstice, which means that the hot summer is coming.
During the summer solstice, the position where the sun shines directly on the ground reaches the northernmost point of the year, almost directly on the tropic of cancer. In Beijing, the daytime is about 15 hours. On this day, the northern hemisphere gets the most sunshine, almost twice as much as the southern hemisphere. It is the longest day and the shortest night in the whole summer, usually June 2 1-22.
After the summer solstice, the daytime gradually shortens. Astronomers say that the summer solstice is the turning point of the sun. After this day, it will go back and start moving south directly. After the summer solstice, the daytime time in the northern hemisphere gradually decreases. At the same time, after the arrival of the summer solstice, the stars in the night sky gradually become Xia Xing.
Will it rain on the solstice of summer?
After the summer solstice, the ground is heated strongly and the air convection is strong, and thunderstorms are often easy to form in the afternoon to evening.
In most cases, during the "summer solstice" period, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the Jianghuai basin are rainy and frequently rainstorm, which is easy to cause floods and even threaten people's lives and property. Attention should be paid to strengthening flood control. After the summer solstice, the ground is heated strongly and the air convection is strong, and thunderstorms are often easy to form in the afternoon to evening. This kind of hot thunderstorm comes and goes, and the rainfall range is small. People call it "dividing fields in summer and rain". Summer solstice season is the "Meiyu" season in Jianghuai area. At this time, it is the ripe period of plums in Jiangnan, and the air is very humid. Cold and warm air masses meet here, forming a trough of low pressure, leading to rainy weather.
Summer solstice custom
On the day of summer solstice, cold noodles are commonly eaten in all parts of Shandong Province, commonly known as water crossing, and there is a proverb "winter solstice, summer solstice in jiaozi". In Laiyang, Yantai, new wheat is recommended from summer to sun, while in Huangxian (now Longkou City, Yantai), new wheat grains are cooked and eaten. Children weave a delicate small hedge with wheat straw and fish it into their mouths again and again in soup. It is not only a game but also a game, which is very interesting for farm life.
From summer to the future, the third Geng Day is the first day, the fourth Geng Day is the middle day, and the first Geng Day after beginning of autumn is the last day, which is collectively called Furi. Fukui people have poor appetite and are often thinner than usual, commonly known as "bitter summer". Some places in Shandong eat raw cucumbers and boiled eggs to cure "bitter summer", and eat eggs in the morning on a rainy day without eating other foods.
In Guangdong, people like to nourish and eat cold food in summer, so residents usually cook traditional and very sweet foods in summer, such as Qingbu Liangtang, herbal tea and sour plum soup. Moreover, in summer, the food is more vinegar, less salt, less ginger and less garlic, and the taste is light, mainly flour, lean meat, vegetables and fruits.
Xiazhi healthy
In the theory of TCM health preservation, summer is the season with the highest yang. On the one hand, the health care in this season should conform to the characteristics of abundant yang in summer, and pay attention to protecting yang; On the other hand, summer is also a time of so-called "life-and-death struggle between Yin and Yang", as the saying goes, "midsummer-yin is born", that is to say, despite the hot weather, it has begun to grow.
At this time, in order to adapt to the changes of yin and yang in nature, it is generally appropriate to go to bed late and get up early and take a lunch break to make up for the lack of sleep at night. The elderly and infirm should go to bed early and get up early, and try to keep 7 hours of sleep every day.