When is the summer solstice this year? What can you do on the Summer Solstice?

When is the summer solstice this year? What can you do on the Summer Solstice?
After the summer solstice, yin energy begins to grow and yang energy begins to decline. Want to know when the summer solstice is in 2021? May is the time when pomegranate flowers are in full bloom, hence the name Pomegranate Month. The weather is getting warmer. How much do you know about the fifth month of the lunar calendar? If you want to know more about the fifth month of the lunar calendar in 2021, come and have a look at Mr. Shui Mo!

When is the Summer Solstice this year?

This year is 2021, and the summer solstice is at:
Lunar calendar: May 12, 2021; Gregorian calendar: June 21, 2021, Monday
The old almanac is suitable for: [Do not use it on the day of death] All things are unsuitable. The old almanac is unsuitable for: [Do not use it on the day of death] All things are unsuitable.
According to the lunar calendar of this year's summer solstice, this day is the day of death , so everything is unsuitable and no important things should be done on this day.
The Summer Solstice is an important folk festival in China. In ancient times, it was called "Summer Festival" or "Summer Solstice Festival". The summer solstice is the time of wheat harvest. Since ancient times, people have celebrated the harvest and worshipped their ancestors at this time to pray for the elimination of disasters and a good harvest.

What can we do during the Summer Solstice?

1. Summer Festival
The summer solstice is the time for wheat harvest, so since ancient times there has been a custom of celebrating the harvest and worshiping ancestors in order to pray for the elimination of disasters and a good harvest. To this day, some places still hold grand "Summer Wheat Festival" around the summer solstice to pray for a good harvest in the autumn.
2. Eating noodles In most parts of China, there is a custom of eating noodles during the summer solstice. There is even a saying among the people that “eat dumplings during the winter solstice and noodles during the summer solstice”. This is because the summer solstice marks the beginning of a good wheat harvest, so eating noodles during the summer solstice also means trying something new.
3. Gifts
In ancient times, during the summer solstice, women would give each other folding fans, cosmetics and other gifts. "Fan" can create wind, and "powder" can stop prickly heat. On the one hand, it is to get rid of the summer heat, and on the other hand, it also expresses feelings.

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