What is the dog days of summer and what is its origin?
Introduction: The sixth month of the lunar calendar has entered the midsummer season, and the term "dog days" has also been mentioned with the arrival of summer. So what are the dog days and what is the origin of the dog days? The sixth month of the lunar calendar is the season when lotus flowers begin to bloom, and lotus flowers are the messenger of June. If you want to know about the sixth lunar month of 2018, please consult the fortune teller website.What are the dog days of summer?The dog days occur between the Lesser Heat and the End of Heat, and are the hottest, most humid and muggy days of the year. The so-called "fu days" refers to the "three hot days" in the lunar calendar, which is the hottest period of the year. It can be understood in this way: "Fu" means that the weather is too hot, so it is better to stay still and not move. However, the reason why the dog days are called "fu" is because there are many cold factors involved. The three hottest days of the year are the thirty to forty days in the Central Plains. The three hottest days are calculated according to the lunar calendar, and are approximately between mid-to-late July and early August of the Gregorian calendar.What is the origin of the dog days of summer?(1) The "dog days" are determined according to the ancient Chinese "ganzhi calendar". The third Geng day (the day with the character "Geng" in the Ganzhi calendar) after the summer solstice every year is the first Fu day, the fourth Geng day is the middle Fu day, and the first Geng day after the beginning of autumn is the last Fu day, which are collectively called the Three Fu days.(2) During the Qin and Han dynasties, the theory of "the five elements are mutually generated and restrained" was popular. It was believed that the hottest summer days belonged to fire, and Geng belonged to metal. Metal is afraid of being melted by fire (fire restrains metal), so on Geng days, metal must be hidden. So the ancients stipulated: The third Geng day after the summer solstice is the first dog days (10 days), the fourth Geng day after the summer solstice is the middle dog days (10 days in some years, 20 days in some years), and the first Geng day after the beginning of autumn is the last dog days, also called the final dog days (10 days), collectively known as the three dog days. |
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