Today is the summer solstice in 24 solar terms. Do you know what the summer solstice means? The summer solstice is one of the 24 solar terms on June 20 or 21 or 22 of the Gregorian calendar. On the day of the summer solstice, the Sun runs to 90 degrees of the Yellow longitude (the summer solstice, currently in Gemini). The position of the sun directly on the ground reaches the northernmost end of the year, almost directly on the Tropic of cancer. At this time, the daylight time in the Northern Hemisphere reaches the longest in the whole year.
Custom activities
Offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors: it's the harvest of wheat in the summer solstice. Since ancient times, there has been a custom of celebrating the harvest and offering sacrifices to ancestors to pray for the elimination of disasters. Therefore, as a festival, the summer solstice is included in the ancient ritual of offering sacrifices to gods. "The rites of the Zhou Dynasty & middot; spring official" says: "in summer, to the local objects and mandrills. "The summer solstice of the Zhou Dynasty is a sacrifice to the gods, which means to eliminate barren years, hunger and death. The summer solstice is just after the wheat harvest. The farmers not only thank God for the harvest, but also pray for the 'Autumn report'. Around the summer solstice, some places hold grand "summer wheat", which is the remains of ancient "summer sacrifice" activities.
Summer retreat: on the summer solstice, women give each other folding fans, lipstick and other things. "You yangzazu & middot; Li Yi": 'on the summer solstice, there are words for entering the fan and powder fat bag. "Fan" is used to generate wind, and "powder fat" is used to smear the turbid gas generated by bulk heat to prevent prickly heat. In the imperial court, after the summer solstice, the royal family took out the ice used in winter, Tibet and summer to kill summer and avoid ambush. Since the Zhou Dynasty, it has been used in successive dynasties and then become a system. (this article is exclusively compiled by WYH, editor of sihai.com. If you need to reprint it, please indicate the source and source. Related article link: http://www.4hw.com.cn/life/jieri.html)
'Summer Solstice' food:
"Wheat dumpling" and "summer solstice cake": Jiangnan food customs, generally have wheat dumpling, corn, plum, wonton, noodle soup and so on. "Wujiang county annals": "on the summer solstice, when you make rice dumplings, you pay for them before you sacrifice them. 'not only eat' rice dumplings', but also give 'rice dumplings' as gifts to each other. On the summer solstice day, the farmers also roll out pancakes, which are roasted and mixed with vegetables, pods, tofu and bacon. They eat them after ancestor worship, which is commonly called "summer solstice cake", or give them to relatives and friends. (this article is exclusively compiled by WYH, editor of sihai.com. If you need to reprint it, please indicate the source and source. Related article link: http://www.4hw.com.cn/life/jireri.html)
Winter solstice wonton and summer solstice noodles: since ancient times, there has been a saying of "winter solstice wonton and summer solstice noodles" in Chinese folk. Eating noodles on the summer solstice in Jiangnan area is an important custom in many areas, and there is a saying of "eating noodles on the summer solstice, a short line a day". There are many kinds of noodles in the south, such as Yangchun noodles, dry soup noodles, shredded meat noodles, Sanxian noodles, Qiaomian and sesame oil cold noodles, while in the north, there are braised noodles and fried sauce noodles. 'because the new wheat has come on the market in the summer solstice, eating noodles in the summer solstice also has a new meaning. '