Why do we eat dog meat during the summer solstice? What is the third watch of the summer solstice?
Why do we eat dog meat during the summer solstice? What is the third watch of the summer solstice? May is the hottest month of summer. The scorching sun will discourage people from leaving their homes, but the joy of the festival will make people temporarily forget that they are in the heat. The Dragon Boat Festival in May is such a festival. Click on Shui Mo Network's special topic on May of the lunar calendar in 2022 to know more.Why do we eat dog meat during the summer solstice?Eating dog meat and lychees during the summer solstice is a "patent" of people in the Lingnan area who want to eat it under the name of borrowing. People in the Cantonese-speaking areas of Guangzhou and Qinzhou, Yulin and other areas of Guangxi also like to eat dog meat and lychees during the summer solstice. It is said that dog meat and lychees are not hot when eaten together on the Summer Solstice. There is a saying that "fish is eaten on the Winter Solstice and dog is eaten on the Summer Solstice". Therefore, the custom of eating dog meat and lychees on the Summer Solstice continues to this day.What is the third watch of the summer solstice?This sentence was passed down from ancient times and is used to determine the time when the dog days begin. The meaning of the saying can be understood as: after the summer solstice, the third Geng day is the so-called dog days. The three dog days are the general term for the first dog day (the first dog day), the middle dog day (the second dog day), and the last dog day (the third dog day). The first and last dog days are both fixed at 10 days, while the middle dog days lasts 10 days in some years and 20 days in others. The beginning of the dormant period is called the beginning of the dormant period or the end of the dormant period, and the end of the dormant period is called the end of the dormant period. The number of days in the middle dog days depends on how early or late it starts. Generally, if it starts before July 28, the middle dog days will be 20 days; if it starts on July 29, the middle dog days will be 10 days. |
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