"Dou refers to the southeast, Wei is the beginning of summer", time flies really fast, on May 5 we will usher in the beginning of the summer solar term, the beginning of the summer is the 7th solar term in the 24 solar terms, and it is also the first solar term of summer, the arrival of the beginning of summer means that the summer officially begins, and the crops enter the stage of vigorous growth.
"The Seventy-two Candidate Explanations of the Lunar Order" records: "The beginning of summer, the April Festival. The word solution is spring. Summer, false also. Normally, Lixia belongs to the solar terms in April, but due to the influence of the lunar leap month, the lunar time of the Lixia Festival may be advanced to March, and if the lunar time of the Lixia Festival is in March, then it belongs to the "early Lixia". This year's Lixia Festival time in March 27, obviously belongs to the "early Lixia", the old saying "early Lixia is cold", the early arrival of the summer means that the weather will not be very hot after entering the summer, like a few days ago there was snowfall in many places on the mainland, and people put on cotton clothes again.
As the old saying goes, "Lixia weighs the number of people, and laughs and laughs on the hanging beam", in the mainland folk have the custom of Lixia "weighing people", everyone takes turns to sit on the stool and weigh people, it is said that after weighing this day, they are not afraid of the heat of summer, will not be emaciated, and can avoid the pain of summer, which reflects people's expectations for good health.
"Su Wen Four Tempering Spirits" records: "In summer and March, this is Fanxiu. Heaven and earth are intertwined, all things are gorgeous, lie down at night and get up early, and be tired of the day", which means that after entering the summer, everything is luxuriant, we should go to bed late and get up early, and at the same time our emotions should remain peaceful and not dry. After the beginning of summer, the daylight hours become longer, in order to cope with "going to bed late and waking up early", we can take a proper nap at noon, and the nap time is half an hour to 1 hour, too long sleep will increase the feeling of tiredness.
Summer is coming soon, so will this summer be very hot? The mainland is an ancient country of agricultural civilization, and our ancestors summed up very rich experience in long-term labor and production.
First, the beginning of summer is at the end of the month, and the cattle die in June
The time of the Lixia Festival is either in March or April (no more than April 15), where "Lixia is at the end of the month" refers to the lunar time of the Lixia Festival in late March, which means "early Lixia". This year's Lixia Festival is on March 27, which belongs to Lixia at the end of the month.
The agricultural proverb says, "The beginning of summer is at the end of the month, and the heat of June kills the cow." The sixth month of the lunar calendar generally corresponds to the seventh month of the solar calendar, which is the hottest month of the year in the mainland, which means that if the lunar time of the Lixia Festival is in the second half of March, then according to the experience of our ancestors, this indicates that the sixth month of the lunar calendar will be unusually hot, which also indicates that the summer is very hot.
Although the "early beginning of summer" means that it will not be very hot at the beginning of summer, it also indicates that the weather will be significantly hotter than usual in the middle and late summer, and we must be prepared for heatstroke.
Second, there is no rain in the beginning of summer
According to the experience of our ancestors, we can also roughly judge whether it is hot or not in summer based on the weather on the day of the beginning of summer. The agricultural proverb says that "there is no rain in the beginning of summer and the dog days are hot", which means that if there is no rain on the day of the beginning of summer (a sunny day), then it indicates that the weather will be very hot on the dog days, and if it rains on the day of the beginning of the summer solar term, then it indicates that the dog days will be relatively cool.
As the old saying goes, "cold is in Sanjiu, hot is in Sanjiu", Sanjiu days are the coldest time of the year in the mainland, and dog days are the hottest time of the year in the mainland. If the dog days are very hot, then it is a sign that the summer is very hot, and if the dog days are relatively cool, then it is also a sign that the summer is not very hot.
The mainland folk start counting from the third "Geng day" after the summer solstice, and the third Geng day after the summer solstice this year is July 15, which is the "Gengchen day", so July 15 is the time of ambush. This year's dog days start on July 15 and end on August 23, a total of 40 days, and we need to prepare for the heatstroke in advance.
3. Northwest wind in early summer, severe drought in mid-June
In the summer, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and at the same time, the rainfall is increasing, and the wind direction is generally southeast or southerly.
The agricultural proverb says, "The northwest wind blows in the beginning of summer, and the drought is in the middle of June." The meaning of this agricultural proverb is very simple, that is, if the wind direction on the day of the beginning of summer is dominated by the northwest wind, then according to the experience of our ancestors, this indicates that the soil will be dry in the sixth month of the lunar calendar, which means that the weather in the sixth month of the lunar calendar is mainly sunny, and the rainfall will be very small, which also indirectly indicates that the summer is very hot.
According to the experience of our ancestors, the weather on the day of the beginning of summer will affect the future weather trend, and we can roughly judge whether the summer is hot or not according to the weather of the beginning of summer. Of course, agricultural proverbs have a strong regional nature, and the mainland is vast, so we can't rely on agricultural proverbs alone to guide agricultural production, but agricultural proverbs are also reminding us to pay more attention to changes in the weather, so as to better arrange agricultural production.
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