What customs and activities are there during the Summer Solstice?
The Summer Solstice is the most prominent symbol of summer and the hottest day of summer. It is also the earliest solar term among the 24 solar terms. So do you know what customs and activities are there during the Summer Solstice? The fifth month of the lunar calendar has the indecent names of Evil May and Poisonous May. So, are there some auspicious and unlucky days in the fifth month of the lunar calendar in 2018? Come and check it out with the fortune teller.Summer Solstice customs and activities:1. Worship gods and ancestors. The summer solstice is the time of wheat harvest. Since ancient times, there has been a custom of celebrating the harvest and worshiping ancestors at this time to pray for disaster relief and a good harvest. Therefore, the summer solstice was incorporated into the ancient rituals of worshiping gods as a festival. "The Book of Zhou: Spring Officials" states: "When the summer solstice comes, bring local animals and demons." In the Zhou Dynasty, offering sacrifices to gods at the summer solstice was meant to eliminate famine, hunger and death. The summer solstice falls after the wheat harvest, and farmers thank God for the good harvest and pray for "autumn rewards." Around the summer solstice, some places hold a grand "summer wheat harvest" ceremony, which is a remnant of the ancient "summer sacrifice" activity.2. To get rid of the summer heat and avoid the dog days, on the summer solstice, women give each other folding fans, cosmetics and other gifts. "Youyang Zazu? Liyi" records: "On the summer solstice, fans and powder and rouge bags are presented, and both have words." "Fan" is used to create wind; "powder and rouge" are used to apply on the body to disperse the turbid air generated by body heat and prevent prickly heat. In the imperial court, after the "summer solstice", the royal family would take out the ice that was "stored in winter for use in summer" to "cool off in summer and avoid the heat of summer". This practice began in the Zhou Dynasty and was followed by successive dynasties until it became an institutional system. 3. “Summer Solstice” Foods: “Wheat Zongzi” and “Summer Solstice Cake”: Jiangnan food customs generally include wheat Zongzi, glutinous rice dumplings, plums, wontons, noodle soup, etc. "Wujiang County Chronicles" records: "On the summer solstice, wheat dumplings are made and given to each other after the sacrifice is completed." People not only eat "wheat dumplings", but also give them as gifts to each other. On the summer solstice, farmers roll out dough into thin pancakes, bake them, and fill them with vegetables, bean pods, tofu, and bacon. They eat them after offering sacrifices to their ancestors. They are commonly called "summer solstice pancakes," or they are given to relatives and friends. Wontons at the Winter Solstice and Noodles at the Summer Solstice: Since ancient times, the Chinese people have had a saying "eat wontons at the Winter Solstice and noodles at the Summer Solstice". In the Jiangnan area, eating noodles at the Summer Solstice is an important custom in many areas. There is a saying among the people that "after eating noodles at the Summer Solstice, the day will be one line shorter." There are many varieties of noodles in the south, such as Yangchun noodles, dry soup noodles, shredded pork noodles, three fresh noodles, Guoqiao noodles and sesame oil cold noodles, while in the north there are noodles with gravy and noodles with soybean paste. "Because the new wheat has already arrived during the summer solstice, eating noodles during the summer solstice also means trying something new." Summer Solstice Introduction:The summer solstice is one of the 24 solar terms, which falls on June 20, 21, or 22 of the Gregorian calendar every year. On the summer solstice, the sun moves to 90 degrees of ecliptic longitude (the summer solstice point, currently in Gemini), and the position of the sun directly above the ground reaches the northernmost point of the year, almost directly above the Tropic of Cancer. At this time, the daylight hours in all parts of the Northern Hemisphere reach the longest of the year. For areas on and north of the Tropic of Cancer, the summer solstice is also the day when the sun is highest at noon in the year. In Beijing, the daylight on the summer solstice can last up to 15 hours, and the sun's altitude at noon can reach 73°32′. On this day, the Northern Hemisphere receives the most solar radiation, nearly twice as much as the Southern Hemisphere. |
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