How many days are left until the Beginning of Summer in 2019? What are the customs of the Beginning of Summer?
How many days are left until the beginning of summer in 2019? The ancients attached great importance to the Beginning of Summer solar term, because it meant the maturity of crops. So what are the customs of the Beginning of Summer solar term? April in the lunar calendar is the first month of summer. Do you know which days in April in the lunar calendar are auspicious? Just check out the April 2019 Lunar New Year special topic on Shuimoxiansheng.com and you will find out.How many days are left until the beginning of summer in 2019?Solar term Beginning of Summer: Monday, May 6, 2019 03:01:52The second day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar in the year 2019 (Lunar calendar) May 6, 2019, Monday Taurus (Gregorian calendar) Today is April 11, 2019, and there are 25 days left until the Beginning of Summer. Beginning of summer. For people today, the Beginning of Summer is just a solar term, indicating the end of spring and the beginning of summer. However, our ancestors treated the Beginning of Summer as an important day. According to old customs, the Beginning of Summer is also a traditional folk festival called the "Beginning of Summer Festival". In ancient times, the emperor led all officials to welcome summer in the southern suburbs and held ceremonies to worship Emperor Yan and Zhurong. The custom of tasting new food began to emerge among the people in the Ming Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, there were more customs such as offering sacrifices to gods, tasting new food, giving gifts during festivals, weighing people, and brewing new tea. What are the customs and practices during the Beginning of Summer?1. Eating eggs at the beginning of summer : There is a saying among the people that "eat eggs at the beginning of summer and stones will be crushed to pieces", which means that eating eggs at the beginning of summer will make people full of energy. The children wore egg rings made of silk threads around their necks, which contained boiled chicken eggs or duck eggs. Some even drew pictures on the eggs and competed with each other in how hard they pushed, which was called egg-cracking.2. Drink porridge on the Beginning of Summer: According to local historical records, in ancient China, during the "Beginning of Summer" solar term every year, people formed the custom of eating porridge and hanging eggs. According to folklore, drinking Beginning of Summer porridge on the day of Beginning of Summer can ensure a peaceful and disease-free year. 3. Eating Beginning of Summer rice: On the day of Beginning of Summer, according to traditional Chinese customs, we have to eat different kinds of rice, such as black rice, pea glutinous rice... The main ingredient is the most common rice, but because of the addition of various seasonal ingredients, it changes into different colors. 4. Tasting new things at the beginning of summer: In many places, there is a custom of “tasting new things at the beginning of summer”. People eat seasonal food for health and good fortune. 5. Making Summer: During the Beginning of Summer, it is a popular custom in Fuzhou to cook “making summer” by boiling water. Dingbianhu (also known as Guobianhu) is made by cooking rice paste on the edge of a pot and served with dried shrimp, shrimp oil, green onions, golden needles, black fungus, clams, or a small amount of shiitake mushrooms, dried clams and other seafood soup. It tastes extremely delicious. 6. Eating noodles at the Beginning of Summer: Wheat is mostly grown in the north of China, and the Beginning of Summer is the time when wheat comes into season. Therefore, in most parts of the north, there is a custom of making and eating noodles at the Beginning of Summer to celebrate the wheat harvest. The main types of noodles consumed during the Beginning of Summer include summer pancakes, flatbreads and spring rolls. 7. Drinking tea at the beginning of summer: There is a custom of drinking tea at the beginning of summer in Jiangxi, Yangzhou and other places in China. In the hot summer, drinking tea regularly, especially green tea which is cool in nature, can relieve the summer heat and play a role in clearing away heat, relieving summer heat, and promoting diuresis and detoxification. As the saying goes, "A good fate is not as good as good luck." A person's destiny is already determined, and the only thing that can be controlled is his or her "luck." Unexpected changes in the world may happen at any time, so use Mr. Shui Mo's [Premium Calculation] function to learn more about your fortune in 2019! |
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