What is the date of the little summer in 2021 and what day is it in the lunar calendar?
The time of the solar term of Xiaoshu in 2021 is July 7, 2021 in the Gregorian calendar, which is the 28th day of the fifth lunar month.Whenever there is a small summer solar term, we must prevent high temperature, drought, flood disasters, extreme windy weather, and be optimistic about the weather forecast before traveling.
Introduction to Xiaoshu Solar Terms
Xiaoshu Solar Terms is the fifth solar term in summer, which means that the hot summer is about to start, and we are about to enter a period of high temperature.We need to prevent heat stroke and prevent High temperature and drought prevention, but it should be noted that the Xiaoshu solar term is not the hottest time of the year.In addition, the amount of precipitation will also increase after the small summer solar term, and thunderstorms and extreme winds often occur.Preventing flood disasters has also become one of the must-do things after the small summer solar term.
The time of the small summer solar term in 2021
"June...The heat is still small." The Xiaoshu solar term is the penultimate solar term in summer, so in July every year, the specific time is July 7th or July 8th.The Xiaoshu solar term in 2021 will be on Wednesday, July 7th, 2021, and May 28th in the lunar calendar.The way to judge the solar term of Xiaoshu is to look at the angle of the ecliptic longitude of the sun.When the sun reaches 105 degrees of the ecliptic longitude, it means that this day is the solar term of Xiaoshu.
Folk Customs of the Little Summer Festival
1.Drying
After the arrival of the Little Summer Festival, the sun is very abundant, so the folks have always had the custom of drying, such as drying Clothes, drying of calligraphy and paintings, all of which can help us repel insects and mildew, and make the preservation of clothes and books longer.
2.Diet
There are many kinds of dietary customs about the small summer solar term, among which the most common is eating dumplings.There are folk sayings in Futian:"Fufu radishes and two Fu vegetables, three Fu can also grow buckwheat", "Tou Fu dumplings, two Fu noodles, three Fu pancakes and eggs".It is a traditional custom to eat dumplings in Toufu.People in Furi lose their appetite and are often thinner than usual.It is commonly known as bitter summer.
In addition, in the past, there was a folk custom of "eating new" during the small summer heat, that is, after the small summer heat, the new rice was tasted.Then everyone eats and tastes new wine and so on.It is said that "eat new" means "eat hard", which is the first hard day after Xiaoshu Festival.Cities generally buy a small amount of new rice and cook it together with old rice, plus newly marketed vegetables.Therefore, there is a folk saying that millet is eaten in the small summer, and grain is eaten in the big summer.
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