Changxia solar terms health

Every year in April of the lunar calendar, around May 6 of the Gregorian calendar, when the sun reaches 45 degrees of the Yellow Meridian, it is a long summer solar term. Astronomically, Chang Xia said that bidding farewell to spring is the beginning of summer. When the temperature rises obviously, the summer heat comes, thunderstorms increase and crops enter the peak season, people are used to taking long summer as an important solar term. At this time, the climate in most parts of China is warm and the crops grow vigorously, so the cotton and other crops are managed by intertillage. Agricultural proverb: "Three dynasties and long summers hoe the ground everywhere." And get a year's wealth by setting a sunny summer day. There is an agricultural proverb, "It doesn't rain in the long summer, and the plows and rakes hang high". Old customs make summer a traditional folk festival, called "Long Summer Festival".

The ancient emperor led hundreds of officials to greet the summer in the southern suburbs and held a ceremony to commemorate Emperor Yan and Zhu Rong. It was not until the Ming Dynasty that people began to taste new customs. In the Qing dynasty, there were even customs such as offering sacrifices to gods, tasting novelty, saving gifts, weighing people and making new tea. Up to now, Jiangsu and Zhejiang still have the dietary customs of "eating tonic food" such as eating long summer eggs, healthy bamboo shoots, five tigers Dan and three and a half; In Xuanwei, Yunnan, there is a gate with acacia branches and safflower to suppress sacrifices, and the walls are surrounded by ashes to avoid snakes. Some ethnic minorities in China also have the custom of having a long summer festival.

It makes sense to "taste the new" in the long summer. In China, many places have the custom of "tasting the new" in the long summer, that is, eating some fresh fruits and vegetables on this day. This practice is very good for people's health, especially for children. A reasonable diet on the day of long summer can lay a healthy foundation for a summer. On this day, children can eat some bamboo shoots, cherries, barley, broad beans and so on. And eat a little sour fruit to stimulate their appetite.

Long summer focuses on nourishing the heart.