Summer is the first solar term in autumn.

Summer is the second solar term in autumn.

Summer is the fourteenth of the twenty-four solar terms, and autumn is the second. Summer has arrived, which is the "last summer" in the "three summers" of hot and hot weather, which means that the hot and difficult weather is coming to an end.

Entering summer is a solar term that reflects the change of temperature. The original meaning of "going out" is to stop and stay. Shuo Wen Jie Zi says, "Stop." The summer heat means that the hot and difficult weather has come to an end and the summer heat has begun to fade.

"Three summers" and "three days" both represent hot and humid weather, and the curves on the time axis and the temperature axis are basically the same: summer is coming, summer is coming; When the sky falls, summer is over. There is a saying in the south that "18 pots of summer heat makes the weather naturally cool", which means that people should take a bath with a pot of water every day after the summer heat. After washing 18 pots, I really felt the cool autumn after the Millennium.

Although the weather did not turn cold immediately, at this time, it has already shown the characteristics of early autumn. A cool breeze blows gently in the morning and evening, and it will rain in Mao Mao from time to time. It is "there is a new cool autumn".

Summer customs:

1, eat duck and drink bitter tea

The ancients believed that ducks in the middle of July in the lunar calendar were the fattest and most nutritious. In summer, old Beijingers will buy lily ducks to cool off the summer, but in Jiangsu, it's so-called "sending ducks to cool off the summer makes everyone sick" to serve a bowl of duck dishes to their neighbors. In summer customs, Cantonese people often drink bitter herbal tea, which means eating something "bitter" in autumn.

2. River lanterns

River lanterns usually have lights or candles on their bases. There will be activities to celebrate the Central Plains around the summer vacation. They will set off river lanterns in the water, let them drift, mourn the dead and pray for peace.

3. Fishing Festival

For coastal fishermen, summer vacation means a bumper harvest. At this time, the water temperature in the sea area is still high, and the fish will stay around the fishing ground, and the fish, shrimp and shellfish will mature. At this time, a grand fishing festival will be held along the coast of Zhejiang to send fishermen out to sea.

4. Autumn outing

After summer, autumn is getting stronger, which is a good time for people to swim in the countryside and enjoy autumn scenery. There has always been a saying among the people that "seeing a clever cloud in July and August" means "going out to welcome autumn".