What are the customs in hot summer?

What are the hot customs in summer? Let's take a look at Bian Xiao's sharing!

1, send athel loren

In dog days and summer, the sun is like fire, which is also the outbreak period of plague diseases. In the past, people often held prayers on boats on the river and rowed them far away to show that the plague had been driven away and all the diseases had disappeared.

On the first day of June, Henan and Jiaodong (such as Yantai) have the custom of "having a small year", because the wheat and other crops have been harvested at this time, and the newly planted farmers are also growing wildly because of the increase in temperature and humidity. Beginning of autumn is 15 days after the intense heat, which is close to the autumn harvest season. Farmers have a good mood of looking forward to and wishing a bumper harvest. Therefore, the sacrificial activities related to harvest prevailed in this period.

2. Send a "summer boat"

Sending a "summer boat" is a traditional folk custom in Zhejiang coastal areas, especially in many fishing villages in Taizhou. Its significance is to send the "five saints" out of the sea and protect people from the heat. When sending the "Summer Boat", there are also colorful folk art performances.

3. Dried ginger

Fujiang originated in Shanxi and Henan provinces of China. In dog days, people slice or juice ginger, mix it with brown sugar, put it in a container, cover it with gauze and dry it in the sun. After fully blending, it has a miraculous effect on stomach cold, cold and cough, and has a warming and health care function.

4. Drink tea

Fu Cha, as its name implies, is the tea people drink in dog days. Free tea is usually served from the beginning of June to the end of August in the lunar calendar. This kind of tea, which is made of more than ten kinds of Chinese herbal medicines such as honeysuckle, selfheal and licorice, has the function of cooling and relieving summer heat. In ancient times, there was a custom in many rural areas, that is, villagers would put some tea in the pavilion at the entrance of the village and give it to passers-by for free. Today, such pavilions are rare, but in Wenzhou, this custom has been preserved for hundreds of years. Each exhibition hall has a special person to cook tea all day to ensure the supply. This kind of tea has a special name in Wenzhou, called "Fu Cha".

Step 5 burn incense

Fuxiang has the highest solar term temperature in summer, the fastest growth of crops, and the most frequent droughts, floods and wind disasters in most areas. The tasks of harvesting crop seeds, drought resistance and drainage, and field management are very heavy; Therefore, the people burn incense and pray for good weather and good harvests; There is also a saying that it is close to moxibustion in traditional Chinese medicine. In dog days, some acupoints can be scented and can treat many stubborn diseases.

6. Drink sheep in summer

In northern China, there is a custom of drinking summer sheep (mutton soup) on a hot summer day. After intense labor in summer, people are very tired and should have a good rest. So, the whole family got together, and everyone ate a delicious new wheat steamed stuffed bun and drank a bowl of delicious mutton soup.

7. cricket fighting

The summer heat is the season with the largest number of crickets in rural fields, and people in many areas of China have the custom of fighting crickets for fun after meals. Adults will take their children to catch crickets in the fields first, and then play cricket under the big tree, which is very interesting.

8. Semiannual festivals

June 15 of the lunar calendar is half of the whole year, which coincides with the summer solar terms and is called the "semi-annual festival". On this day, after the family worships God, they will get together for a "semi-annual round". Half-year round is made by grinding glutinous rice into powder and rubbing it with red noodles. Most of them will be made into candy to taste, symbolizing reunion and sweetness.

9. Eat Cao Xian

Many places in Guangdong have the custom of "eating fairy grass" in summer. Cao Xian, also known as Xiancao and Cao Xian, is an important medicinal and edible plant resource. It is known as "Cao Xian" because of its magical effect of relieving summer heat. After the stems and leaves are dried in the sun, they can be made into fairy grass, which is called bean jelly in Guangdong and is a summer dessert.

Expanding knowledge: what are the characteristics of the great summer heat?

Summer is one of the twenty-four solar terms in summer all the year round, and it is the hottest period in the whole summer. At this stage, crops grow rapidly, but some disasters, such as drought and waterlogging, occur. During the hot summer, the time difference between day and night is large, usually 13 hours during the day and 1 1 hour at night, which is very suitable for staying up late and getting up early, and it is the time with the most sunshine.

From the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places north of South China, it is hot and rainy, and the rain drops like gold. There are some sayings, such as "Summer rain is as light as silver, and summer rain is as heavy as gold", "Rain in rain, Ridomi hoards it", "Rain in rainy days, abundant grain and cotton" and "No drought, one acre plus one load". As Heshui Zuo said in his poem, "The sun is shining and the weather is hot, but doing nothing and worrying about flies and mosquitoes. The cloud swells and the arrow scatters gold on the lotus pond. " If it rains around the summer heat, it indicates that there will be more rain in the future. There is a proverb in agriculture that "it rains in summer and water is enough in autumn;" It doesn't rain in summer, and I'm worried that I won't be able to eat water.

In the western part of South China, although the high temperature appears most frequently, the rain is the most abundant and the thunderstorm is the most common, which is the season with the most thunderstorms. There is a proverb here: "If the east flash doesn't fall, the west flash can't go." It means that in the summer afternoon, if there is lightning in the east, the rain will not come here. If lightning is in the west, the rain will come soon, and it's too late to hide.

According to whether it is hot or not, there are many agricultural proverbs to predict the weather in the later period: for example, in the short term, there will be a "great summer, and the fields will rest;" It is cool in summer and the pond is full of water "; Mid-term means "great heat, cool after autumn"; Long-term predictions include "the heat is unbearable, and there will be no frost for four months", "the heat is not hot, the winter is not cold" and "the heat is not hot, and the winter will rot".

When it comes to summer solar terms, the biggest characteristics are high temperature, hot, humid and rainy. The summer heat is the first 12 solar term among the 24 solar terms, which is from July 22nd to 24th every year in the Gregorian calendar, and it is also the hottest period in a year. In summer, you should try to avoid going out in hot weather, do not do outdoor physical exercise, and the amount of exercise should not be too large. It is very helpful to open the window regularly for ventilation and heatstroke prevention, and eat more fruits and vegetables with the function of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat.

Other precautions: What are the taboos in the summer heat?

1, during the high temperature in summer, the ultraviolet content in the sun is high, especially at noon, when the outdoor temperature is high, you should try to avoid being exposed to the outdoor for a long time to avoid being hurt by ultraviolet rays and heatstroke.

2. During the high temperature in summer, if you want to go out, you must prepare a sun hat or umbrella, wear sunglasses, and use sunscreen properly to avoid activities at high temperature to avoid heatstroke.

3. When arranging labor or physical exercise, we should avoid the scorching sun and pay attention to strengthening protection, especially for the elderly, whose organ function declines and their water content is less than that of young people. Therefore, hot weather is more harmful to the elderly.