When is the beginning of summer in 2017? What do people in the southern region eat on the beginning of summer?

When is the beginning of summer in 2017? What do people in the southern region eat on the beginning of summer?
Introduction: Lixia is one of the 24 solar terms and also marks the arrival of summer. The Beginning of Summer also plays an important role in our traditional culture. In order to welcome the arrival of summer, people have customs related to eating during the Beginning of Summer. So when is the beginning of summer in 2017? What do people in the southern region eat during the beginning of summer? Let’s follow the editor to find out. April is the most beautiful month in early summer. Welcome to April in the late spring season. I will tell you about the beautiful days in April of the lunar calendar. Mr. Shui Mo recommends various festivals in April of the lunar calendar.

When is the beginning of summer in 2017?

May 5, 2017 15:30:59 The tenth day of the fourth lunar month, Friday. Lixia is the seventh solar term in the twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar and the first solar term of summer. It marks the official start of the Mengxia season and is when the sun reaches 45 degrees of the ecliptic longitude. When the Dipper points to the southeast, it is the beginning of summer. All things grow at this time, hence the name the beginning of summer. "Collection of Explanations of the 72 Lunar Calendars" states: "The beginning of summer is the festival of April. The meaning of the word 'beginning' is the same as that of 'spring'. Summer means 'fake'. At this time, everything is fake and great."

What do people in the southern region eat during the Beginning of Summer?

Eating pea rice and "jianjiao bamboo shoots" at the beginning of summer is a blessing for those who eat bamboo shoots to be strong and healthy, with legs as strong as the bamboo shoots, able to travel long distances.
People in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai eat salted eggs. They also eat eggs on the day of the Beginning of Summer, which is called "replenishing the summer". The best is salted duck eggs, because salted duck eggs are rich in inorganic salts such as calcium and iron, and the calcium and iron content is higher than that of chicken eggs and fresh duck eggs. It is the first choice for supplementing calcium and iron in summer.
Black rice: There is a folk legend that if you eat black rice at the beginning of summer, you will not be bitten by mosquitoes in summer and will not be prone to heatstroke.
In the eastern Fujian region, people mainly eat "Guangbing" (baked flour with a little salt) during the Beginning of Summer.
In Shanghai's dietary habits on the Beginning of Summer day, eggs are always eaten because egg products are in their peak season at this time, and children always have an egg covered in a red net hung around their necks. In Shanghai, there is also a custom of "remembering the beginning of summer and testing your weight after eating the food." On the beginning of summer, people eat pancakes made of taro and golden cauliflower, and at noon, everyone, young or old, men and women, must weigh themselves.
Summary: Through the above article, we know about the customs and habits of eating during the Beginning of Summer in the southern region. I hope it can provide some reference for everyone. I also hope that everyone will like the above article!

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