Summer heat is the meaning of "summer heat", which indicates that the long and hot summer is slowly fading away, and then it will enter the autumn with cool air, and the temperature will slowly drop. So what's the summer heat in 2018? What are the customs and habits of summer solar terms? Let's get to know each other.
The specific time of summer heat treatment in 2018
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Heat treatment is the fourteenth solar term in the 24 solar terms and the second solar term in autumn. Around August 23 every year, the sun reaches 150 degrees of the Yellow meridian. "The Almanac" said: 'Dou refers to Wu, for heat. The summer heat will recede and lie down, hence the name. "The seventy-two waiting for the moon" said: 'go, and the heat will stop here. There is a meaning of hiding and termination in "place".
Heat treatment means that the hot summer is coming to an end, because the three volts have passed, or near the end. There is a saying that "summer heat goes to cold", and heat treatment is a turning point of temperature decline. In this season, although the daytime temperature will still be very high, the temperature is low in the morning and evening, and the temperature difference is large. The public should prevent the occurrence of cold. "When the summer comes, it's too late to feel cool in autumn.". The coming of summer means that the hot summer is leaving us. The weather is getting cooler, but some areas will still be kissed by "autumn tigers" for a while.
The custom and activity of the solar term in summer
Ancestor worship and autumn greeting
The folk customs around the solar term of summer heat treatment are mostly related to ancestor worship and autumn greeting. Before and after summer, there are folk activities to celebrate Zhongyuan, commonly known as "making July half" or "Zhongyuan Festival". In the old days, there was a ceremony of opening the ghost gate together from the beginning of July. Until the end of the month, when the ghost gate was closed, there would be a universal donation activity. It is said that the activity of Purdue starts from the opening of ghost gate, then the pole is set up and the river lamp is put on to lead to the ghost; the main body is building Purdue altar, setting up solitary shed, crossing and robbing the orphan, and finally closing the ghost gate. Up to now, it has become an important time for ancestor worship. In addition, after the summer, autumn is getting stronger, which is a good time for people to enjoy the scenery in the countryside. After the summer heat, even the clouds in the sky seem to be evacuated and free, unlike the thick clouds in the summer heat. There has always been a saying among the people that "see Qiao Yun in July and August", during which there is a meaning of "travel to welcome autumn".
Put on the river lamp
River lanterns are also called "Lotus lanterns". They are usually placed on the base of lanterns or candles. On the night of the middle Yuan Dynasty, they are placed in rivers, lakes and seas, and allowed to float. The purpose of setting up river lanterns is to protect the drowning ghosts and other ghosts in the water. Xiao Hong's "Hulan River biography" is the best footnote to this custom: 'July 15 is a ghost festival; the dead spirits complain about ghosts, and can't support life, lingering in hell is very bitter, want to support life, and can't find the way. If there is a dead ghost holding a river lamp that day, he will have to live. For the fishermen in the coastal areas, the annual fishing festival will be held in the coastal areas of Zhejiang Province during the summer harvest season. It is decided to hold a grand fishing ceremony on the day when the fishing season ends in the East China Sea to see the fishermen off the sea. The Ninth China Fishing Festival was held on September 6, 2006 in Xiangshan County, Zhejiang Province. Because, at this time, the sea water temperature is still high, the fish will stay around the sea, and the fish, shrimp and shellfish are mature. Therefore, from this time on, people can often enjoy a wide range of seafood. Eating duck in summer is sweet and cool, so there is a folk tradition of eating duck in summer. There are many ways to do it, including sliced duck, lemon duck, ginger duck, roast duck, lotus leaf duck, walnut duck, etc. Beijing still retains this tradition. On the day of summer heat treatment, people in Beijing will go to the store to buy summer Lily duck, etc.