When does the summer solstice begin on June 21, 2020? Why do we eat wontons on the summer solstice?

When does the summer solstice begin on June 21, 2020? Why do we eat wontons on the summer solstice?
Introduction: The summer solstice has arrived in the blink of an eye, but the specific time of the summer solstice is not fixed. So what time does the summer solstice start on June 21, 2020? Why do we eat wontons on the summer solstice? The earthly branch of the fifth month in the lunar calendar is Wu, which is Yang Fire, so it is also called the Wu month. Shuimoxiansheng.com has prepared some articles related to the fifth month of the lunar calendar in 2020 for you, come and have a look.

When does the summer solstice begin on June 21, 2020?

The start time of the summer solstice on June 21, 2020 is 5:43 on June 21, 2020.
The summer solstice is the tenth solar term of the “Twenty-four Solar Terms”. The "24 Solar Terms" were originally determined by the direction of the handle of the Big Dipper. When the Big Dipper points to noon, it is the summer solstice.
The current "Twenty-Four Solar Terms" are divided using the "Fixed Solar Terms Method", that is, each solar term corresponds to a certain position that the earth reaches every 15° on the ecliptic. When the sun reaches 90 degrees of ecliptic longitude, it is the summer solstice.
From the perspective of the ecliptic plane, the Sun is located against the background of Taurus, Gemini, and Cancer.
The summer solstice is the day in the year when the sun is most northerly, the extreme point of the sun's northward journey, the day with the longest daylight hours in the northern hemisphere, and the day when the daytime time exceeds the night time the most. However, the length of daylight in different places tends to decrease from north to south.
This is the effect of longer days and shorter nights caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis of rotation, which is more obvious the closer to poles. On the summer solstice, except for the South Pole and the polar night areas within the Antarctic Circle, the sunrise at all locations on the earth starts in the northeast and sets in the northwest.
The summer solstice is the day in the year when the sun is most northerly and the extreme point of the sun's northward journey. On this day, the Northern Hemisphere receives the most solar radiation, nearly twice as much as the Southern Hemisphere. After the summer solstice, the solar altitude angle at noon begins to decrease day by day in the Tropic of Cancer and the areas to its north.

Why do we eat wontons during the summer solstice?

——The origin of eating wontons during the summer solstice
In "Dialects" written by Yang Xiong in the Western Han Dynasty, it is mentioned that "cake is called ton". Wonton is a kind of cake, the difference is that it is filled with stuffing and eaten after being steamed; if cooked in soup, it is called "soup cake".
The ancient Chinese believed that this was a sealed bun without seven holes, so they called it "hundun". According to the rules of Chinese character creation, it was later called "wonton". At this point, there is no difference between wontons and dumplings. Dumplings have not changed significantly over the centuries, but wontons have flourished in the South and developed their own style. Since the Tang Dynasty, the names of wontons and dumplings were officially distinguished.
——The saying of eating wontons during the summer solstice
“Eating wontons will keep you from getting prickly heat.” People in the Jiangnan region pay attention to eating wontons on the summer solstice. It is said that eating wontons can make the summer less bitter and help people spend a healthy life. According to legend, every year during the summer solstice, the imperial chefs in the Song Dynasty court would make summer solstice wontons for the emperor, empress, and concubines to eat. There was even a famous noodle dish called "Mangzhong Wontons" in the Song Dynasty court.
Although wontons are a snack, they have great significance. In some parts of the south, wontons are used to entertain distinguished guests.
When a mother-in-law gets married, marries off a daughter, celebrates an elder’s birthday, or a child’s full moon, she always eats wontons when entertaining the new son-in-law. Especially during Chinese New Year, every household eats wontons.

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