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On a sunny day, the warm breeze produces wheat,
When the green shade grass is better than the flowers.
- "Early Summer is Something" Wang Anshi
Bidding farewell to the warm wind of spring, Lixia slowly walked in front of him.
At 8:10 on May 5, Beijing time, we ushered in the beginning of the summer solar term. The beginning of summer is the seventh of the 24 solar terms, the first solar term of summer, marking the official beginning of the midsummer season.
In the "Seventy-two Candidate Explanations of the Lunar Order", it is said: "Stand, build the beginning, summer, fake, and things are all fake and big at this time." "Li" is the beginning. Like the beginning of spring, the first solar term of spring, the beginning of summer is also a time of transition and transition.
Li Xia, "Adult Ceremony"
The ancients said: "The beginning of summer in April is the festival, summer, and the big also, so far the thing has grown up, so it is named." "Therefore, the characteristic of Lixia is that everything is growing, growing willfully and arbitrarily. People have coming-of-age ceremonies, and Lixia is the "rite of passage" of all things. "On a sunny day, the warm wind produces wheat, and the green shade and grass are better than flowers. At this time, the spring-sown crops are gradually growing, the summer crops are entering the late growth stage, the winter wheat is flowering and filling, the rape is close to maturity, and the summer harvest crops are basically final. Therefore, the mainland has always attached great importance to the "Lixia" solar term.
The beginning of summer means the end of spring.
"Spring goes, red dance", seeing that the bright spring is about to pass, people can't help but have the sadness of cherishing spring, so they put wine and feast to send spring back, called "sweet spring". There is a poem: "I have no choice but to go in spring, and return the cherry shoots in spring." ”
Although there is still some time before the meteorological summer, it is customary to regard the beginning of summer as the "first of summer". Since then, temperatures have risen significantly across the continent, and the amount of precipitation and the time it has rained have increased significantly.
"The green plum boiled sake bucket is new". At the beginning of summer, the plums in the south of the Yangtze River begin to ripen, and the round and plump green plums hang on the branches, making people salivate. The heavy plum fruit, exuding a fragrance, sweet and sour, is the taste of early summer.
Lixia Sankei
The ancients divided Lixia into three phases: one waited for the mole to sing, the second waited for the earthworm to come out, and the third waited for the king melon to grow; It is said that in this solar term, the chirping of moles in the field can be heard first, then earthworms can be seen digging in the earth, and then the vines of the king melon begin to climb and grow rapidly. At this time, the frogs begin to noisily welcome the arrival of summer, the earthworms are busy helping the farmers to loosen the soil, and the wild vegetables in the countryside are also competing with each other to grow day by day.
Lixia customs
Try something new
There is a proverb in Suzhou that "the beginning of summer sees three new", which means to taste fresh food on the day of the beginning of summer. "Sanxin" refers to freshly ripened cherries, green plums, and wheat.
Lixia eggs
In the folk, there is a saying that "Lixia eats eggs, and stones are rotten", which means that if you eat eggs in Lixia, people will be energetic. Children also play egg fights.
Li Xia "Weighman"
Outdoors, people hang scales under large trees to weigh children and the elderly to check how their bodies have changed over the past year.
Lixia health
Traditional Chinese medicine reminds that the focus of health preservation in Lixia is to nourish the "heart". At this time, people should pay attention to adapting to the changes in the weather and pay attention to nourishing their hearts. From the perspective of the five elements of yin and yang, summer belongs to fire, which corresponds to the heart in the organs and bitterness in the five flavors, so we can "endure hardship" to vent fire and nourish the heart.
Living: Don't be greedy
In the beginning of summer, the temperature difference between day and night is still large, and it is necessary to add appropriate clothes in the morning and evening, and not to be greedy for cold. After the beginning of summer, the days are long and the nights are short, so we should pay attention to "going to bed late", "getting up early", and sleeping well in the "meridian sleep" to ensure a full mental state and sufficient physical strength.
Exercise: Anti-sweating
In the beginning of summer, be careful not to sweat excessively. Don't exercise too vigorously, you can choose relatively peaceful exercise methods, such as walking, jogging, tai chi, tai chi sword, etc. After exercising, drink warm water and replenish body fluids.
Diet: Pure heart fire
After the beginning of summer, it is necessary to nourish the heart and blood, and eat more "bitterness". Because bitter vegetables are rich in alkaloids and bitters, they have the functions of dissipating heat, reducing fever, removing annoyance, refreshing and strengthening the stomach. However, in early summer, if you eat too much bitter foods such as bitter gourd, bitter herbs, lotus seed heart tea, and bitter tea, it is easy to hurt the stomach and stomach, so people with weak stomach, loss of appetite, indigestion or loose stools, as well as special groups such as children and pregnant women should be cautious about eating. To nourish the heart, you can drink more milk, eat more soy products, chicken, lean meat, etc., which can not only supplement nutrition, but also play a role in strengthening the heart.
Spirit: It is advisable to recuperate
After the beginning of summer, people are prone to feel irritable, so one of the points that should be paid attention to the beginning of summer health is to pay attention to "quiet recuperation" to keep the spirit quiet and comfortable. You can also do more quiet cultural and sports activities, such as painting, fishing, calligraphy, chess, planting flowers, etc.
The early summer is especially clear and peaceful, and the beauty has not stopped
We grow in the wind and strive for progress
Life will eventually be as brilliant as summer flowers
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