At 11:32 on June 21, the summer solstice ushered in.
The summer solstice, very ancient, is the earliest of the twenty-four solar terms to be determined.
The summer solstice, which is very enthusiastic, is the day, and soon it will enter the hottest three-volt day of the year.
The summer solstice, very romantic, comes to the northern hemisphere the longest day of day, the amorous person said, "This day, think of your day is the longest, dream your night is the shortest." ”
Summer Solstice: The Wyvern in the Sky
Author 丨 Shen Fuyu
Excerpt from Time: The Chinese's Solar Terms
If the Great Mars appears just south of the dusk sky, people will know that the summer solstice has arrived.
The Great Mars is the most dazzling one in the Seven Houses of the Eastern Dragon, and it is also the "heart" of the Dragon, and the ancients often arranged agricultural affairs according to it and divination. In the "Explanation of Words", the description of the dragon is "ascending to the sky at the spring equinox, and diving into the abyss at the autumn equinox", which is surprisingly consistent with the law of the seven residences of the dragon in the sky.
The dragon is the totem of the Chinese, and we still claim to be the descendants of the dragon. The legendary dragon may be the group of stars when we look up at the night sky.
The spring day of the Seven Residences of the Dragon first appears, and the day of the summer solstice is the time when the "flying dragon is in the sky". On this day, the day is the longest, and the yang is the most abundant.
Soon after the summer solstice, it enters the hottest "three volts" day of the year.
In the past, on the day of the summer solstice, which symbolized the peak of the summer solstice, the rich and noble families would put medicinal bait and tea in front of the door to help the much-needed passers-by. They understand that there is no eternal riches, but to give is to gain.
For the ancients, the summer solstice was such a brash and careful festival.
A skillful woman will embroider the sun, moon and stars on the satin and give it to the person she loves. You can also take the red, yellow, white and black threads to weave into a ribbon and tie it to the arm of the beloved, called the longevity wisp. Disease prevention and disaster prevention.
On the summer solstice, the government also has to take a three-day holiday to let officials go home. When they are reunited with their wives and children, they often cook a table of good dishes and invite neighbors to come to their neighbors, which not only observes public opinion, but also harmonizes feelings.
In addition to peach plum melon root and refreshing cold powder on the table, noodles are necessary to eat, and eating noodles means longevity. The long noodles may also hint at the long daylight hours of the summer solstice.
In this long day, there are many things to do.
Chrysanthemums are burned to ashes and sprinkled on wheat piles, which is said to prevent moths. However, the fragments of chrysanthemums cannot be thrown around. The Ming Dynasty's "Night Sailing Boat" said: Blowing on the pond will make the frogs not sound. "Rice blossoms say good year, listen to the sound of frogs." The sound of frogs is a foretal of a good year, and it is necessary not to chirp.
For the sake of a prosperous year, on the day of the summer solstice, many straw people are planted in the rice fields, and then wine and food are placed on the field, prayers are made, and the gods of the earth valley are sacrificed.
After offering sacrifices to the gods, they also have to go home to worship their ancestors. Pick a new ear of rice from the field and go home and place it in front of the ancestral tablets to show that you will not forget the grace of your ancestors.
People revere their ancestors because they know that they are only a short link in the cycle of life, passed down from generation to generation. Life, on the other hand, is a small cycle in the cycle of nature.
The "most" of the summer solstice
earliest
The summer solstice, one of the earliest of the twenty-four solar terms, was identified. In the 7th century BC, the ancients measured the shadow of the sun with Tugui and found that the day of the "summer solstice", the length of the day and the shortness of the shadow of the sun, all reached the limit of the year, so it was called "summer solstice".
The summer solstice awaits the "antler solution". The ancients believed that the deer was a mountain beast, which belonged to the yang, and felt the germination of yin qi, and the antlers fell off. The second day of the summer solstice is "the first sound of cicadas", with the sound of cicadas as the summer sound. The third day of the summer solstice is "half summer birth". In the middle of the summer, the Han Dynasty was already a medicinal herb. Because he was born in the fifth month of the lunar calendar, the time is "half of summer", so it is called half summer. In the name of "half summer", it is also a reminder: summer, it is already half over.
Longest
On the summer solstice, the noonday sun almost directly hits the Tropic of Cancer on The Earth, which is usually immediate, but this time it is immediate. On this day, the northern hemisphere has the longest days, and the further north the day, the longer the day. After the summer solstice, the position of the sun directly on the earth gradually shifts south, and the days in the northern hemisphere gradually shorten.
There is a folk proverb that "I have eaten summer solstice noodles, a day is short and a line", and on this day, there is a lively meal everywhere. "Winter solstice wontons and summer solstice noodles", old Beijing has a tradition of eating noodles. In Changzhou and Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, eat wheat porridge in the morning and wontons at noon. Eat pea cake in Nanjing, eat cold noodles in Shandong. Shaanxi noodles, eat cold dumplings. In Guangdong, eat lychees and drink herbal tea. Shonan also eats summer solstice eggs, which means "eat eggs on the summer solstice, and the stone slabs are trampled."
Hottest
The summer solstice, the beginning of midsummer. From the summer solstice onwards, it will soon enter the hottest three-volt day of the year. High temperatures, high humidity and occasional thunderstorms are characteristics of the weather after the summer solstice.
At this time, to cool off the summer and prevent heat, you should replenish water in time, and you can eat more bitter tastes such as bitter melon, celery, artemisia annua, bitter chrysanthemum, etc. It is advisable to go to bed late and get up early, take a lunch break at the right time, avoid strenuous exercise, pay attention to pranayama, and calm the mind and naturally cool.
Summer Whispers
"Summer Without Watermelon Is Incomplete"
CCTV News "Night Reading"
Summer solstice, of course, to say the summer scenery and summer things in the summer language, so as to live up to the enthusiasm of the summer.
Summer is a half-fan watermelon that I enjoy alone with a spoon. The best way to eat this melon is taught by Mr. Wang Zengqi, who can eat it, "hanging in the well with a rope", and then "a knife down, clicking, cool, even the eyes are cold."
Summer for me is like a star and a star like a firefly. The poet romantically compares the stars that are used to gargle at night, and then fill their mouths with foam and purr and spit out fireflies on the ground. Now I just feel that people who can see fireflies are lucky.
Summer for me is the sparkling sea. Being near the sea is a very healing thing. The clouds are the kites that the sea is flying, the waves are the sea that greets you, and the wind is sent by the sea to blow away your troubles, "living next door to the endless blue, having nothing but having everything." ”
Summer is the first bite to save me from the heat. The first sip of soda, the first sip of sour plum soup, the first sip of popsicles, the first sip of beer... In short, the first bite, "yyds"! (Editor's note: yyds, a pinyin abbreviation for the Internet phrase "eternal god", intended to praise someone or something) Of course, the most eye-catching is always in the hands of the people on the side. So, cherish the people who are willing to give you the first bite of various delicacies.
Summer is for me a bottle of addictive limited fragrance. I fell asleep in wind oil essence and floral water, got up early the next morning, bumped into the grass after the rain and emitted its own charm fragrance, and in the afternoon, oops, the asphalt road was scorched. At night, walking around, turning the corner, the oil smoke on the barbecue stall is tempting people with teeth and claws... The nose of summer is really not idle for a moment.
For me in summer, it's very simple, it's air conditioning. Who doesn't call out "life is given by it" every year! Of course, plus watermelon, WiFi, fairy matching, did not run!
So, what is summer for you?!
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