What are the customs of the summer solstice in different regions?
The Summer Solstice is one of the 24 solar terms in my country. It is related to the summer crop harvest, so this solar term is also relatively important. So when this solar term comes, what customs do different regions have to welcome the Summer Solstice? Let’s take a look together. Want to know more about the days and lucky and unlucky days in the fifth month of the lunar calendar? Come to the fortune teller website to find out what each day of the fifth lunar month of 2018 will be like.What are the customs of the summer solstice in different regions?Northwest Region In some areas of northwest my country, people eat rice dumplings on the summer solstice and use chrysanthemum ashes to prevent wheat from being attacked by insects. Southern Regions In some areas of the south, on the day of the summer solstice, people will weigh people to check their fatness, and farmers will roll dough into pancakes, bake them, and fill them with vegetables, bean pods, tofu and bacon. They will then be eaten after offering sacrifices to ancestors or given as gifts to relatives and friends. Shaoxing area due to climatic reasons, since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the dragon boat racing activities in this area are generally not held on the Dragon Boat Festival, but on the summer solstice. On this day, the event is crowded with spectators and is very lively. Wuxi area: On the day of the summer solstice, people in Wuxi eat oatmeal porridge in the morning and wontons at noon, which symbolizes chaos and harmony. There is a saying that goes, "Eat wontons at the summer solstice and dumplings at the winter solstice, and the family will be reunited and healthy all year round." After eating wontons, we weigh the children, hoping that they will gain weight and be healthier. On the summer solstice, people in Hunan Province will eat Jiaotuo, which is made from rice flour and cooked with leeks and other condiments. It is also known as Yuanhujiao. According to the saying that "eating round dumplings on the summer solstice will make stones gurgle when you step on them", many farmers will string dumplings on bamboo sticks, insert them into the gaps and water flows in each paddy field, and burn incense to offer sacrifices in order to pray for a good harvest. |
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