Are there any special customs in the heat of July 22nd?

July 22nd is the summer heat among the 24 solar terms, and it is the hottest period in a year, just before and after the "midsection" of the "dog days".

"Twenty-four solar terms" said: "Summer is in the middle of June. Summer, summer, size, small at the beginning of the month, big in the month, and still hot today. " Its climatic characteristics are: "Dou refers to C as a great summer heat, and the weather in Sri Lanka is stronger than a small summer heat, so it is called a great summer heat." In summer, the temperature is the highest and crops grow the fastest. At the same time, various meteorological disasters such as drought, waterlogging and wind disasters are also the most frequent in many areas.

"Summer is not hot, summer is in the sky." As a temperature solar term, hot summer heat, strong sunshine and more rain are full of vitality and pregnant with a bumper harvest. The summer heat is the most intense and arduous harvest season in a year. China people pay attention to entertainment and fitness, and hold various folk activities in this solar term every year to recuperate their bodies and minds in hot days.

People in Putian, Fujian have the custom of eating lychee, mutton and rice grains in midsummer, which is called "summertime". Litchi contains glucose and multivitamins, and it is nutritious. Eating fresh litchi can nourish the body. The most enjoyable way to eat is to soak fresh litchi in cold well water and take it out to taste as soon as summer arrives. At this time, eating litchi is the most pleasant and nourishing. So some people say that eating lychee in summer is as high as eating ginseng.