As the Millennium approaches, there is a saying in the countryside: "Never show your face for a thousand years". What does this mean?

The Millennium solar term is coming. There are many folk sayings about the Millennium solar terms, some about the weather, some about crops, and the more frequent phrase "don't show up in summer" means that it is related to the weather.

The first half of the sentence "18 pots in midsummer, no dew" probably means that after the midsummer solar term, you can take 18 pots of baths. In the past, bathing conditions were limited, and everyone used basin water to bathe. Eighteen is just a quantifier, not necessarily eighteen pots, which means that after summer, the weather will be hot and you can continue to take a bath;

After the Millennium solar term, body parts should not leak out, that is, shorts, short sleeves and skirts can be put away, and long-sleeved trousers can be worn, that is, the temperature will drop after the Millennium solar term. In order to prevent illness, don't catch a cold and pay more attention to adding clothes.

Does it make sense to "spend eighteen pots in midsummer and never show your face for a thousand years"?

Before we talk about the summer heat and the Millennium, we must talk about the solar terms in beginning of autumn. The solar term in beginning of autumn this year is August 7th. Many people think that the weather will get cold after beginning of autumn. In fact, this is a wrong statement. In early autumn, it is dog days, and the temperature is still very high. From the proverbs such as "the old cow dies after the autumn heat" and "the autumn tiger will arrive before the summer heat disappears in beginning of autumn".

This year's summer solar term is August 22nd, which is also called "summer" among the people. Many people think that the weather will get cold after summer, but the answer is no. Summer is the transition from hot to cool, but the "autumn tiger" has not passed, so it will continue to be hot for some time. As the saying goes, "Like an autumn tiger".

To sum up, the sentence "18 don't expose the white dew in the summer" has certain regional significance and can be used as a reference, especially for friends in the north. After the Millennium, extremely hot weather is rare. In order to be healthy, we should take corresponding measures to add clothes.