What should we do during the summer solstice? Does the summer solstice mean that summer is coming?

What should we do during the summer solstice? Does the summer solstice mean that summer is coming?
The summer solstice is one of the 24 solar terms. The sun reaches its northernmost point in the year, almost directly above the Tropic of Cancer. What should we do during the summer solstice? Does the summer solstice mean that summer is coming? The fifth month of the lunar calendar is midsummer. The lotus breeze delivers fragrance, the bamboo dew drops make clear sounds, and the scenery is different from any other season. Please continue to pay attention to Mr. Shui Mo's website for more content related to the fifth month of the lunar calendar in 2019!

What to do during the Summer Solstice?

1. Summer Solstice:
On the summer solstice, people are weighed to check their weight. In some places, it is believed that weighing oneself on this festival to check weight can bring good luck, so people should be "careful in their daily lives, refrain from cursing, avoid shaving their heads, and follow many other taboos."
2. Eat summer solstice noodles:
On the day of the dog days, people in Shandong improve their diet. People in the eastern part of Jiaodong eat noodles. There is a folk song in Changdao: "The beginning of autumn is slippery and clumsy (dumplings) enter the dog days with noodles." Zhaoyuan eats dumplings, Wudi is accustomed to eating noodles, bean soup and noodle chess pieces, Zoucheng likes to drink ice water, and some people even go to the Fengshan cave to escape the summer heat.
3. Eating dog meat during the summer solstice:
In the Lingnan area, there is a custom of eating dog meat and lychees during the summer solstice. According to legend, dog meat and lychees eaten together on the Summer Solstice will not be hot, and there is a saying that "fish is eaten at the Winter Solstice and dog is eaten at the Summer Solstice". Locals believe that eating dog meat on the summer solstice can ward off evil spirits, nourish the body, and resist plague.
4. Summer fun customs:
In Shaoxing, Zhejiang, there is a saying that goes “If you want to play, you should play on the Summer Solstice.” In ancient times, regardless of their wealth, people had the custom of worshiping their ancestors on the summer solstice, commonly known as "doing the summer solstice." In addition to the regular offerings, a plate of Pu Si cakes is added. People also eat cucumbers and boiled eggs to cure the "bitter summer".

Does the summer solstice mean that summer is coming?

The summer solstice does not mean "summer is here", but it means that summer is halfway over. The Beginning of Summer is the solar term that marks the beginning of summer. The summer solstice does not mean the beginning of summer. It is true that “夏” stands for summer, but “至” does not mean arrival. “至” means extreme. In simple terms, the summer solstice means the day with the longest daytime in summer. The "Summer Solstice" is the day in the year when the sun is most northerly, the day with the longest daylight hours in the Northern Hemisphere, and the day when the daylight hours exceed the night hours in the Northern Hemisphere the most. However, the length of daylight hours in different places increases from south to north. This is because the effect of longer days and shorter nights caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis of rotation becomes more obvious as it approaches poles.

When is the Summer Solstice in 2019?

Lunar calendar: May 19, 2019
Gregorian calendar: Friday, June 21, 2019 Cancer
【Today’s lunar calendar is suitable】
Pray for blessings, get married, build, break ground, travel, take up a post, collect money, hide treasures, fast and offer sacrifices, accept marriage proposals, recruit sons-in-law, offer sacrifices, seek heirs, remove, erect pillars, raise beams, plant, catch fish, set up beds
[Today’s taboos in the almanac]
Opening the market, setting up bonds, collecting livestock, breaking ground, drilling, burial, opening warehouses, buying property, migrating, seeking medical treatment, sailing, felling trees
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