20 17 changxia _24 solar terms query

The summer time of 20 17 is May 5 15:30:59.

time

May 5-7 every year.

Maymun

Roar: You can hear the cacophony of grubs in the field.

Earthworms: See Earthworm Excavation.

Wang Guasheng: The vines of Wang Gua began to climb and grow quickly.

introduce

May 5 or May 6 is the long summer of the lunar calendar every year. "Dou refers to the southeast, and its dimension is longer than that of summer. Everything has grown up since then, so it is named Long Summer. " At this time, the longitude of the sun is 45 degrees. Astronomically, Chang Xia said that he was about to bid farewell to spring, which was the beginning of summer.

Long summer is always regarded as an important solar term when the temperature rises obviously, the summer heat approaches, thunderstorms increase and crops grow in peak season.

origin

In the long summer, everything is thriving. Ming's "Eight Days of Lotus Life" wrote: "On the day of summer dreams, heaven and earth will meet and everything will be revealed." At this time, the summer harvest crops entered the late growth stage, the winter wheat blossomed, and the rape was close to maturity. The summer harvest crops in that year were basically a foregone conclusion. Therefore, there is a saying in agricultural proverbs that "long summer sees summer".

Rice planting and management of other spring-sown crops have also entered a busy season. Therefore, China has attached great importance to the long summer solar terms since ancient times. According to records, in the Zhou Dynasty, on long summer days, the emperor would lead officials from civil and military departments to the suburbs to "welcome summer", instruct Si Tuleideng and other officials to run around and encourage farmers to pay close attention to farming.

custom

On the long summer day, the ancient emperor would lead the officials of civil and military affairs to the southern suburbs of Beijing to escape the summer and hold a ceremony to welcome the summer. All princes and ministers should wear scarlet robes and jade ornaments, and even horses and car flags should be dyed scarlet to express their desire and good wishes for a bumper harvest. The palace "opens the ice in summer and gives it to the minister of civil and military affairs." The ice was stored last winter and presented to Guan Bai by the emperor.

In the folk, people drink cold drinks to cool off in summer. In summer, there is a custom of boiling tender broad beans in Jiangnan water town. Some places have the custom of calling people in summer.

Health maintenance

After the long summer, the weather gradually turns hot, and the diet should be light, mainly digestible and vitamin-rich foods, and eat less big fish and meat and greasy and spicy foods. The principle of long summer diet in the future is "nourishing yang in spring and summer", with the focus on nourishing the heart. You can drink more milk and eat more soy products, chicken and lean meat, which can not only supplement nutrition, but also strengthen your heart. Eating more vegetables, fruits and coarse grains at ordinary times can increase the supply of cellulose, vitamins B and C and prevent arteriosclerosis. In short, in the long summer, it is necessary to cultivate one's mind and make preparations for summer vacation, so that the functions of viscera can be normal, and the state of "healthy qi is sufficient, and evil does not suppress righteousness" can be achieved.

Chinese medicine believes that "summer heat is easy to hurt qi" and "summer heat is easy to enter the heart". Therefore, on this occasion, people should pay attention to mental conditioning, strengthen the maintenance of the heart, especially the elderly should consciously carry out mental conditioning, keep refreshed and happy, and avoid sadness, injury and depression.