When is the summer solstice in 2021, when does it start?
The time of the 2021 Summer Solstice is at 15:30:54 PM on June 21, 2021 in the Gregorian calendar, also It is from this day that we have officially entered the summer with a relatively hot climate.Whether it is the south or the north, the temperature rises and the colors are bright.
Introduction to the Summer Solstice
The Summer Solstice is the fourth solar term in summer.After the summer solstice, yin qi begins to grow and yang qi begins to decline."However, the summer solstice is not hot", "the summer solstice is three Geng several heads." Although the summer solstice means that the hot summer has arrived, it is not the hottest time yet.The temperature continues to rise for a period of time after the summer solstice.After about 20 to 30 days, it is generally the hottest weather.The ancients of China divided the summer solstice into three phases:the first phase of deer antlers, the second phase of the cicada’s chirping, and the third phase of Pinellia.The Summer Solstice is also an important traditional folk festival - "Summer Solstice Festival".There are folk customs such as worshiping gods and ancestors, avoiding summer, eating noodles, and eating zongzi.
The time of the summer solstice in 2021
The summer solstice is one of the twenty-four solar terms, which falls on June 21st or 22nd of the Gregorian calendar every year.On the summer solstice, the sun runs to 90 degrees ecliptic longitude, and the position of the sun directly hitting the ground reaches the northernmost point of the year, almost directly hitting the Tropic of Cancer.At this time, the northern hemisphere has the longest sunshine time.Therefore, the summer solstice time in 2021 is at 15:30:54 on June 21, 2021 in the Gregorian calendar, which means that the hot summer has come, but the temperature has not reached the hottest time of the year, we need to do it in advance Be prepared for the heat.
Folk Customs of the Summer Solstice
Sacrificing Gods and ancestors
The summer solstice is the time of wheat harvest.Years of disaster.Therefore, the summer solstice, as a festival, was included in the ancient ritual of worshiping gods."Zhou Li·Chun Guan" contains:"The arrival of summer will cause local things to be stingy." In the Zhou Dynasty, the summer solstice sacrificed to the gods, meaning to clear the famine, starvation and death.The summer solstice is right after the wheat harvest, and farmers not only thank God for a bumper harvest, but also pray for the "autumn newspaper".Before and after the summer solstice, some places hold a grand "summer wheat", which is the remains of the ancient "summer festival" activity.
Summer and shelter
On the summer solstice, women give each other things such as folding fans and fat powder."Youyang Zazu·Liyi":"On the summer solstice, there is a word for entering the fan and the powder sac." "Fan" is used to generate wind; "Powder" is used to smear it to dissipate the turbid air generated by body heat., Anti-prickly heat.In the imperial court, after the "Summer Solstice", the royal family took out ice "for winter and summer use" to "remove summer", and from the Zhou Dynasty, it has been used in all dynasties, and it has become a system.
Noodles are eaten in the north and south on the summer solstice
Since ancient times, there has been a saying among Chinese folk that "dumplings on the winter solstice and noodles on the summer solstice", and eating noodles on the summer solstice is an important custom in many areas.Because the new wheat has appeared on the summer solstice, so eating noodles on the summer solstice also has a new meaning.
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