What are the customs of the Beginning of Summer? When is the beginning of summer in 2018?
Introduction: The Beginning of Summer is coming soon. It is the beginning of summer and the temperature will rise. So what are the customs of the Beginning of Summer? An ancient poem says, "Fireworks are everywhere in Yangzhou in March." With the arrival of the third month of the lunar calendar, a riot of colour competes for beauty. For more details about the 2018 lunar calendar for March, please visit the Fortune Teller website for consultation!What are the customs of the Beginning of Summer?Summer CeremonyThe "xia" in "Lixia" means "big", referring to the plants sown in spring that have grown upright. In ancient times, people attached great importance to the customs of the Beginning of Summer. On the day of the Beginning of Summer, ancient emperors would lead civil and military officials to the southern suburbs of the capital to welcome the summer and hold a ceremony to welcome the summer. The emperor and his subjects all wore vermilion ceremonial robes and vermilion jade pendants. Even the horses, chariots and flags had to be vermilion to express their prayers for a good harvest and good wishes. In the palace, "the ice melted on the day of the beginning of summer and gifts were bestowed on civil and military officials." The ice was stored in the previous winter and given by the emperor to all officials. In folk culture, people drink cold drinks to cool off on the day of the Beginning of Summer. Eat bamboo shoots, locust beans, and five-color rice . Every household in Sichuan and Yantan mountainous areas eats bamboo shoots and locust beans. It is said that eating bamboo shoots will make the bones of the legs stronger, making it easier to climb mountains. They also eat green plums and make green tea to prevent "summer worms". There is also a custom of eating tofu, which says that eating tofu will keep you from being afraid of rain or red bee stings. In some places in the south, there is a custom of eating soft vegetables (Juntaxai) at the beginning of summer. It is said that after eating it, you will not get prickly heat in the summer and your skin will be as smooth as soft vegetables. At noon on the day of the egg fight , every household boiled whole eggs (the eggs were boiled in their shells and must not be broken), soaked them in cold water for a few minutes, put them in a woven silk mesh bag, and hung them around the children's necks. The children gathered in groups of three or five to play the egg-fighting game. The egg is divided into two ends, the pointed one is the head and the round one is the tail. When fighting eggs, egg heads fight egg heads, and egg tails fight egg tails. They fight one by one, the defeated one admits defeat, and finally the winner is determined. The winner of the egg head is first, and the egg is called the king; the winner of the egg tail is second, and the egg is called the little king or the second king. When is the beginning of summer in 2018?Solar term: Saturday, May 5, 2018 21:24:46Lunar calendar March 20, 2018, Saturday. According to climatological standards, summer begins when the daily average temperature stably rises to above 22℃. Around the "Beginning of Summer", only the areas south of the line from Fuzhou to Nanling in China truly enter summer, while parts of the Northeast and Northwest have just entered spring. The average temperature in most parts of the country is around 18-20℃. The temperature in the rest of South China is around 20℃; while the low-altitude river valleys feel the summer heat as early as mid-April, and the temperature reaches above 24℃ at the beginning of summer. Summary: The above is [What are the customs of the Beginning of Summer? When is the beginning of summer in 2018? 】, I hope the entire content can be helpful to everyone! |
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