24 solar terms: summer to

(Gregorian calendar June 21 ~ 22)

Antlers solution cicada beginning sound. And sprouting hibiscus born

【 appropriate 】 the taste, sleep well, clear indication the son nap

【 avoid 】 heat stroke

    The summer solstice and say "summer festival", "the summer solstice festival". The summer solstice is our country the first festival, this day, with singing and dancing to celebrate, ancient by offering to god for disaster from evil. Shi-ji FengChan book records: "the summer solstice, offering, with all music." In the song dynasty in the summer solstice, the old can enjoy 3 days.

    In the farming side, the summer solstice ceremonies.from "yue:" to, antlers solution, chan, born, sprouting beginning sound. "hibiscus glory The time to start cutting antlers, cicadas also began to chime, sprouting hibiscus flowers come in, is. Visible, this is what crops growth strong, grass excess fat beasts golden season.

    From the Chinese medicine theory, the summer solstice is about the most popular sun be the spirit of the season, keeping in good health want to comply with the characteristics of the summer YangCheng at outside, attention to protection of the sun be the spirit, focus on a "long" word. Mental health, avoid by all means is slack, anger, and melancholy, usually tired of pay more attention to the "easy injury gas". Dietary respect, pay attention to eat "for food," reason is the dog after the summer solstice, is it a year to the most hot period, people easy to loss of appetite, but learn to summer, pay attention to diet for engaged. Zhejiang building heart folk said: "made summer, nutrition food." Visible, the summer solstice fill compliance, started it this is to put into the fall of agricultural labor tension to prepare it.