When is the White Dew solar term in 2017? What are the customs?

When is the White Dew solar term in 2017? What are the customs?
Introduction: The solar terms are one of the timekeeping calendars in our country in ancient times. Its existence plays an important role in the development of farming culture. Our country has been a traditional country since ancient times, so customs and habits are inevitable. So what is the month and day of the White Dew solar term in 2017? What are the customs? Let’s follow the editor to find out. The arrival of the seventh month of the lunar calendar indicates that the scorching summer mode is gradually fading away, and autumn is waving the banner of coolness and moving forward. The summer heat is gradually subsiding. Regarding the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of more days in the seventh month of the lunar calendar, follow the editor to learn more about it!

When is the White Dew solar term in 2017?

The date of Bailu in 2017 is: Thursday, September 7, 2017 (the 17th day of the seventh lunar month). Bailu is the fifteenth solar term in the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar. It is when the sun reaches 165 degrees of the ecliptic longitude. "Collected Explanations of the 72 Seasonal Changes" says: "In the eighth month... the yin energy gradually becomes heavier, and the dew condenses and turns white." As the weather gradually turns cooler, you will find many dewdrops on the ground and leaves in the early morning. This is because water vapor condenses on them at night, hence the name White Dew. The ancients matched the four seasons with the five elements. Autumn belongs to gold, and gold is white, so white is used to describe autumn dew. Entering the White Dew season, you will feel a slight chill at night.

What are the customs of Bailu?

1. White Dew Tea
Old Nanjing people are very fond of "White Dew Tea". The tea trees at this time have gone through the scorching heat of summer, and the period around White Dew is the best time for its growth. Bailu tea is neither as fresh and tender as spring tea, nor as dry and bitter as summer tea. Instead, it has a unique sweet and refreshing fragrance and is especially loved by veteran tea drinkers.
2. Bailu Rice Wine
Old Nanjing residents from southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang have the custom of brewing their own Bailu rice wine. In the old days, when Bailu arrived every year, every family in the countryside in these areas would brew rice wine to entertain guests, and some people would often bring the Bailu rice wine to the city. Bailu wine is made from glutinous rice, sorghum and other grains. It has a slightly sweet taste, so it is called "Bailu rice wine". The White Dew season is also the time when the people of Taihu Lake offer sacrifices to King Yu. King Yu is the legendary flood control hero Dayu, and the fishermen on the shores of Taihu Lake call him the "Water Bodhisattva." Every year on the eighth day of the first lunar month, Qingming Festival, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month and the White Dew Festival, incense ceremonies to worship King Yu are held here. Among them, the Qingming Festival and the White Dew Festival in spring and autumn are the largest and last for a week. While offering sacrifices to King Yu, people also offer sacrifices to the god of land, the god of flowers, the silkworm girl, the door gods, the god of the house, Jiang Taigong, etc. During the event, "Fishing and Killing the Family" is a must-perform play, which expresses people's hope and yearning for a better life.
3. “Eating Longan on Bailu Day” in Fuzhou
There is a tradition in Fuzhou that "longan must be eaten during the White Dew Festival". The folk saying goes that eating longan on the day of White Dew has a miraculous effect of nourishing the body. Eating a longan on this day is equivalent to eating a chicken. It sounds too exaggerated and it is not that magical, but I believe there is some truth to it. Because longan itself has many functions such as invigorating qi and tonifying spleen, nourishing blood and calming the mind, moisturizing skin and beautifying, it can also treat anemia, insomnia, neurasthenia and many other diseases. Moreover, the longans before Bailu are large, with small cores and good sweet taste, so eating longan during Bailu is the best. No matter whether it is really tonic or not, eating it is tonic, so people in Fuzhou are also accustomed to this traditional custom. There is a custom of celebrating the White Dew Festival in Wenzhou, Zhejiang and other places. In Cangnan, Pingyang and other places, people collect "ten kinds of white" (there is also a saying of "three kinds of white") on this day to stew black-bone white-feathered chicken (or duck). It is said that eating it can nourish the body and remove wind (arthritis). The “ten kinds of white” here refer to ten kinds of herbs with the word “white” in their name, such as white hibiscus, white bitter herb, etc., which correspond to the literal meaning of “white dew”.
Summary: Through the above article, we know about [What month and day is the White Dew solar term in 2017? What are the customs? 】I hope this analysis of the problem can help everyone!

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