What day is the 23rd day of the fifth lunar month?

The fourth solar term of summer is the "Summer Solstice"! This year's summer solstice falls on June 21 of the Gregorian calendar, which is May 23 of the lunar calendar.

The ancestors attached great importance to the arrival of the summer solstice, and there is even a saying among the people that "sacrifice to the sky in the winter solstice and the earth in the summer solstice". Our ancestors attached great importance to farming because it was their hope for survival, so good weather was very important to our ancestors. In fact, the excitement among the people on the summer solstice is no less than that of the current Dragon Boat Festival. In fact, many ancient summer solstice customs have also been incorporated into the Dragon Boat Festival.

Among the twenty-four solar terms in our traditional culture, there are "two solstice", one is the summer solstice and the other is the winter solstice. The so-called "to" means the ultimate and the most. The winter solstice is the coldest day in winter. The summer solstice is when the sun is at its most intense and the weather is at its hottest!

Of course, the ancestors of the folk people said that "things must reverse when they reach their extremes" and "when they flourish, they will decline"! Therefore, when the winter solstice arrives, it is also the time when yang energy begins to arise. People call it "winter solstice and yang energy". During the summer solstice, the yin energy begins to arise, which is called "summer solstice and yin energy".

Of course, in addition to these experiences, our ancestors also have a lot of wisdom summed up in daily life. At the same time, the ancestors also summarized these wisdoms into common sayings.