Why do we eat dog meat during the summer solstice?

The reason for eating dog meat during the Summer Solstice is: There is a folk saying that "dogs have nowhere to go", which means that on this day, many dogs are killed and there is no way to escape. Folk saying is that dog meat is warm, tonic and hot in nature and is only suitable for consumption in autumn and winter. But on the summer solstice, eating dog meat on this day will not cause heat or discomfort to the body, but will be beneficial to the body.

Eating dog meat and lychees in summer is a "patent" that Lingnan people want to eat under the guise. People in the Cantonese-speaking area of ??Guangzhou and Qinzhou, Yulin and other areas of Guangxi also like to eat dog meat and lychees during the summer solstice. It is said that dog meat and lychees cannot be eaten together during the summer solstice. There is a saying that "fish gives birth to dogs in the summer solstice", so the habit of eating dog meat and lychees in the summer solstice continues to this day.

The summer solstice is the tenth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. The festival is scheduled from June 21st to 22nd every year on the Gregorian calendar. Although the sun is bright and the days are longest in summer, it is not necessarily the hottest day of the year, so the heat near the surface is still accumulating and has not reached its maximum value.

High temperature, high humidity, and occasional thunderstorms are the characteristics of the weather after the summer solstice. After this day, people often eat Tingbu cold soup, herbal tea, sour plum soup, etc. To escape the heat.