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CTOnews.com June 21 news, June 21, 2023, ushered in the Summer Solstice solar terms. The Summer Solstice, on this day, the position of the sun shining directly on the ground reached the northernmost end of the year, almost directly on the Tropic of Cancer, at this time, the daylight time in all parts of the Northern Hemisphere reached the longest of the year. "the length of the day is as long as the sun, and the shadow is as short as it is, so it is called the Summer Solstice."

The Summer Solstice usually takes place on June 21 or 22 every year. The Summer Solstice, as the name implies, is that the hottest season is coming. In other words, after the Summer Solstice, the weather will be even hotter, and please don't forget to prepare for heat prevention and cooling.

After eating the Summer Solstice noodles, one line is short every day. The night is the shortest, and may happiness be the longest.

The hottest time has come, can the cool day be far away? ) from the astronomical point of view of the summer solstice, the Summer Solstice, the Tropic of Cancer and the area north of it will also have the highest solar height at noon of the year. In Beijing, the Summer Solstice can be as long as 15 hours a day, and the height of the sun at noon is as high as 73 °32'.

On this day, the northern hemisphere received the most solar radiation, nearly twice as much as the southern hemisphere. However, from another point of view, since it has reached the "longest" of the day of the year, it means that the day will gradually become shorter. As the ancient poem said: "the daytime dial has become extremely cloudy, and the night leak has been long since then." the green Jun is still pink, and the round lotus begins to disperse. "

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The origin of the Summer Solstice the Summer Solstice is the earliest confirmed solar term among the 24 solar terms. In the seventh century BC, our ancestors used Tugui to measure the shadow of the sun, which determined the Summer Solstice. According to the transcript of abiding by the Constitution: "the sun reaches the north, the length of the day is as long as, and the shadow of the day is as short as it is, so it is called the Summer Solstice." to, extremely. "

There is another interesting folklore about the Summer Solstice, which the editor of CTOnews.com might as well tell you about.

It is said that a long time ago, a family raised a girl who was very good at sewing. Because of her dexterity, the family named her Qiao Sister. Qiao sister is not only handsome and dignified, but also kind-hearted, coupled with the exquisite skill of sewing and embroidery, so when Qiao sister is an adult, people who ask for marriage one after another. In the end, the family chose to marry Qiao's sister to Zhao's family in the village.

On the third day after marriage, according to custom, my sister should be accompanied by her son-in-law, that is, to her mother's home. Before going back, Zhao's father-in-law, mother-in-law and husband, out of custom and etiquette, ordered Qiao sister to make ten pairs of socks, ten pairs of shoes and ten cigarette packs before sunset. The kind Qiao sister thought it was true, so when she returned to her mother's house, she could not care about being reunited with her family, so she began to rush to do these things. As a result, when the sun went down that day, Qiao sister only made seven pairs of socks, seven pairs of shoes and seven cigarette packs. Qiao Sister cried anxiously. At this time, an old woman came into the room. After learning about Sister Qiao, she said there was no need to worry. Let me help you.

The old woman borrowed the red silk thread from Sister Qiao and threw it into the sky. As a result, the red silk thread flew farther and farther away, until it flew to the side of the sun and made a circle around the sun, which tied the sun down like flying a kite. When the sun was about to set toward the west hill, Qiao Jie gently pulled this end of the red line, and the sun was dragged to the east, so the time of the day was extended. With the help of grandma, Qiao Sister finally completed the task and won the love of her father-in-law and family. But from then on, my parents-in-law let Qiao do more needlework. Finally, one day, when half the sun went down, the red silk thread in Qiao Sister's hand floated gently and flew to the cloudy clouds on the horizon with Qiao Jie. No matter how the people in her husband's family failed to catch Qiao Jie, Qiao Jie flew to the horizon without hesitation.

Later, this day was called the Summer Solstice.

The Summer Solstice climate after the Summer Solstice, the ground is heated strongly, the air convection is exuberant, and thundershowers are often easy to form from afternoon to evening. This kind of hot thunderstorm comes and goes suddenly, the rainfall range is small, people call it "summer rain across the field ridge". Heavy rainfall caused by convective air flow often brings meteorological disasters.

The Summer Solstice, who was most impressed by the editor of ▲, remembered that the sunset at that time was more beautiful than that in the picture. The Summer Solstice was in the Jianghuai area during the Meiyu season, and the air was very humid. The cold and warm air masses converged here and formed a trough of low pressure, leading to rainy and overcast weather. In such weather, the utensils are moldy and the human body feels uncomfortable. Some mosquitoes reproduce quickly, and some intestinal bacteria breed easily.

The main feature of the Summer Solstice's period was still "hot", passing the Summer Solstice, although the sun's direct point gradually moved southward. However, as the sun radiates more heat to the ground than the ground to the air, the temperature will continue to rise for a period of time, which is often called sauna weather.

The Summer Solstice health care the Summer Solstice, the weather will be very hot, how to prevent heat and cool down is the focus of health during this period. First of all, "calm and cool naturally", the Summer Solstice should try his best to keep his mood happy and avoid irritability, excitement or nervousness.

The Summer Solstice period, it is easy to dry mouth, angry, people easy to lose appetite, this time is appropriate to eat some light food, appetizer and summer heat. For example, mung bean soup, mung bean sweet cold, has the effect of clearing heart and diuresis, relieving summer heat and relieving thirst, clearing heat and detoxification. It is best to eat Congee with Mung Bean Congee to relieve summer heat and nourish the stomach in summer. In addition, there are lotus leaves, lotus leaves taste bitter flat, with the effect of relieving heat and resolving filth. In summer, if you use fresh lotus leaves to pack "June 1st Powder" fried clothes, fresh lotus leaves wrapped with japonica rice steamed rice, or fresh lotus leaves to make tea, all of them can clear away heat and dampness. In addition, green leafy vegetables, melons and fruits and other water-rich vegetables and fruits are good choices, such as cabbage, balsam pear, towel gourd, cucumber and so on.

The Summer Solstice's custom the Summer Solstice eats noodles

The Summer Solstice has many customs, the most popular of which is eating noodles. The Summer Solstice has the custom of eating noodles in most parts of our country. Pan Rongbi of the Qing Dynasty recorded in "Ji Sheng at the age of Emperor Beijing": "on that day, furniture ate cold noodles, that is, it is said that the surface of the water is also …"... " There is also a folk saying that "once you have eaten the Summer Solstice noodles, one day is short." Of course, there are different customs of eating noodles in different areas. for example, people in Beijing like to eat noodles soybean paste, while in some places in the south, noodles are often spelled into pancakes, roasted with pods, green vegetables, tofu and bacon, offering sacrifices to ancestors and then eating them. you can also give gifts to relatives and friends.

Sacrifice to gods and ancestors

The Summer Solstice had the custom of celebrating a bumper harvest and offering sacrifices to his ancestors at this time since ancient times in order to pray for a bumper year of disaster relief. Therefore, the Summer Solstice, as a festival, was incorporated into the ancient ritual of offering sacrifices to gods. "Zhou Li Chunguan" contains: "to the local goods and things with the summer solstice." The summer solstice of the Zhou Dynasty meant to eliminate years of famine, hunger and death. The summer solstice is after the wheat harvest, farmers not only thank God for a bumper harvest, but also pray for the "autumn report". Before and after the Summer Solstice, grand "summer wheat" was held in some places, which is the relic of ancient "summer sacrifice" activities.

Weigh

In some places it is fashionable to weigh on this day. It is said that after the Summer Solstice weighed himself on this day, he was not afraid of the heat and heat. Nowadays, the custom of the Summer Solstice weighing is very rare, but in ancient times, there was a lack of medicine and medicine, so it was difficult to recover quickly once he was ill. People have a special preference for the Summer Solstice weighing. This also places people's good wishes for their health and longevity. When weighing, men and women, old and young, one by one stood in line to weigh, and some people reported weight, the scene was very lively.

This article comes from "Today the Summer Solstice: the cloud pole of the day dial, the cicada is restless and quiet", which has been slightly revised.

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