What are the dog days of summer? What are the origins and customs of the dog days of summer?
Introduction: Our country is a traditional country, and the solar terms are one of our country's ancient timekeeping calendars. Each season has different climatic characteristics and has its own special solar terms. Each solar term has its own origins and customs. The dog days of summer is the name of a special season. So what are the dog days of summer? What are the origins and customs of the dog days of summer? Let’s follow the editor to find out. Every day has good and bad days, auspicious and inauspicious days. If you want to know more about the auspicious and inauspicious days in the sixth lunar month, please stay tuned to the articles related to the sixth lunar month carefully compiled for you by Mr. Shui Mo!What are the dog days of summer?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. According to the Gregorian calendar, it occurs from mid-July to mid-August. This is the hottest time of the year in most parts of my country.As the saying goes, "It's coldest in the coldest days and hottest in the hottest days." July 7th is the Lesser Heat. The ancient book “Qunfangpu” says: “The summer has not yet reached its peak.” Because after the Lesser Heat, the hottest period of the year, the Dog Days, will arrive. The dog days are the hottest days of the year when rainfall is concentrated, and it is also the time when yin rises and yang falls. In the "Han Shu·Jiao Si Zhi Zhu" it says: "Fu means that the Yin Qi is about to rise, but is pressed by the setting sun and cannot rise. Therefore it is hidden, hence the name Fu Ri." On the summer solstice, the daytime is long and the sun is at its highest, but it is not the hottest time of the year because the heat close to the ground is still accumulating and has not reached its maximum. After the summer solstice, the sunshine hours become shorter and shorter, but the temperature continues to rise day by day. The dog days of summer begin on the third Geng day after the summer solstice. As the saying goes, "The Lesser Heat and the Greater Heat are close together, and the temperature rises and it is very hot." This period of time is called the dog days. The dog days last for more than a month, and the ancients called this period "Three Dogs", which consists of the first, middle and last dog days. The third Geng day after the summer solstice is the first day of the first dog days. Ten days later is the fourth Geng day, which is called the middle dog days. If the fifth Geng day is before the beginning of autumn, then the middle dog days will last 20 days, commonly known as two middle dog days. If it is after the beginning of autumn, the middle dog days will last 10 days. The first Geng day after the beginning of autumn is called the last dog days. For example: In 2007, the first day of the first dog days was Gengzi day, which was July 15; the middle dog days was Gengshen day, which was July 25; and the last dog days was Gengchen day, which was August 14. August 23rd is the tenth day of the last dog days, and the dog days will be over after that. As the daylight hours shorten, the weather will become cooler day by day. What is the origin of the dog days of summer?"Fu" means hiding the Yin energy in the heat, which serves as a warning. Geng ranks seventh among the Heavenly Stems and belongs to metal in the Five Elements. Metal is afraid of fire, and its energy gradually weakens during the dog days. Therefore, the ancients used Geng days to count the "dog days". After the beginning of the dog days, heavy rains are likely to cause floods, which are called "dog floods". Farmers' proverbs say: "Mice will drown in the Lesser Heat and Greater Heat", "Farmers are happy when the blessed rain comes, but don't forget to take precautions against floods in the Lesser Heat". Therefore, during the dog days of summer, we must prevent both heatstroke and floods. my country's method of recording days using ten heavenly stems and twelve earthly branches, with a cycle of sixty days, has a history of more than 2,700 years. According to research on oracle bones, this method began on the second day of the first lunar month in the third year of Duke Yin of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period (722 BC), and it has never been misremembered since then, which is a miracle in the history of the Chinese calendar. Since there is no definite correspondence between the Ganzhi days and the lunar months, it is rarely used in other fields except for calculating one's personal birth date. It is only used to calculate miscellaneous solar terms such as "Fu Ri", "End of Plum Blossom Season", and "Dividing Dragons".The term "Futian" is said to have a very long history, originating from the Qin State during the Spring and Autumn Period. It is said in "Records of the Grand Historian: Qin Ji VI": "The first Futian came in the second year of Duke De of Qin (676 BC)." Zhang Shoujie, a Tang Dynasty scholar, said: "The festival of the three hottest days in June was started by Duke De of Qin, so it is called the first Futian. Fu means hiding from the heat." In ancient times, the Futian period was the same as other festivals, with many food customs passed down among the people. What are the customs of the dog days of summer?In the first ten days, we eat radishes, in the second ten days, we eat vegetables, and in the third ten days, we can grow buckwheat; in the first ten days, we eat dumplings, in the second ten days, we eat noodles, and in the third ten days, we eat pancakes with eggs. It is a traditional custom to eat dumplings during the first day of the Lesser Heat. During the dog days, people have poor appetite and are often thinner than usual, which is commonly known as the bitter summer. Dumplings are the food that stimulates the appetite and relieves cravings in traditional customs. In some places in Shandong, people eat raw cucumbers and boiled eggs to cure the bitter summer. In the morning of the beginning of the dog days, they eat eggs and no other food.Summary: Through the above article, what do we know about the dog days? Now I have a certain understanding of the origin and customs of the dog days of summer. I hope it can be helpful to everyone! |
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