【The charm of China in the solar terms】
"Here, it's over, the summer heat will end here." When the clock of the twenty-four solar terms is turned to the end of the summer, the hot summer heat wave recedes like a tide, the scorching sun becomes gentle and amiable, the cool breeze is refreshing, and the sky is bright. clear.
"Li Li, the clouds dissipate, and the cool wind blows." The summer heat is like a rest in the natural rhythm, and the world has returned to silence and vastness since then.
In ancient my country, summer was divided into three stages: first, the eagle was a sacrifice to the bird; the second, the heaven and the earth began to be solemn;
In the summer season, eagles hover in the sky to hunt birds, everything in the world begins to wither, and crops gradually mature.
The sultry texts of the years are alternated here, and we finally say goodbye to summer and welcome the new autumn.
For those who are struggling in the midsummer, the most favorite thing is the coolness of the summer.
"All four seasons are gratifying, and the new autumn season is the best." In Lu You's view, the four seasons have their own beauty, but the most comfortable is the new autumn season when the heat has subsided.
Among the twenty-four solar terms, the hottest is the Great Heat, followed by the Minor Heat and the Beginning of Autumn.
Compared with the beginning of autumn, the summer heat is more "real".
The beginning of autumn brings people the anticipation of autumn. The taste of autumn is still difficult to taste, and the summer heat brings bursts of breeze, which seems to be a bit autumnal.
People often say that the beginning of autumn is not autumn. From the meteorological sense, the real autumn comes only after the end of summer.
The heat of midsummer has officially ended, and the beauty of autumn has unfolded.
The end of the summer is a good time to travel to welcome the autumn and enjoy the scenery. There is always a folk saying that "see the clouds in July and August".
Careful people will find that the clouds in the sky are getting more and more beautiful at this time, and the sky is high and the clouds are light, all of which make people feel relaxed and happy.
On the Chaobai River in Beijing, I saw herons dancing on the river, small fish jumping out of the water from time to time, making ripples, although the reeds were still green, but the summer heat had been blown away by the wind, and the sky was The sunset glows against the backdrop of the brilliance, and I can't help but feel the freedom and tranquility of Wang Mojie's "walking to a place where the water is poor, sitting and watching the clouds rise".
In terms of time, Chushu is very close to the Zhongyuan Festival, so most of the folk customs are similar to the Zhongyuan Festival, such as worshiping ancestors to welcome the autumn, and putting lanterns on the river.
The river lantern is also called "putting the lotus lantern". Lamps or candles are placed on the base, and they are placed in the rivers, lakes and seas in the middle of the Yuan Dynasty, and they are allowed to float to express their condolences to the deceased relatives.
After the end of the summer, autumn is getting stronger, and people's diet and daily life are also changing day by day.
Wang Zengqi said: "With the autumn wind, my appetite is wide open, and I always want to eat something delicious." Folks believe that summer is too hot and the human body wears a lot, so in autumn, they need tonic supplements, but they are afraid that autumn dryness will hurt people, so they can only choose For some neutral or cool meat, poultry and duck are the best choice.
Just as the folk proverb says, "Send ducks during the summer, every family is free from illness", there is a custom of eating duck meat in the southern part of the country.
Suzhou people have to eat "duck feast" in the summer. After the duck is ready, it will be distributed to neighbors to taste, and then the whole family will eat together to get a good luck without disease and health.
For coastal fishermen, after the summer heat is the harvest season.
At this time, the temperature of the sea is still high, and the fish, shrimps, crabs and shells are plump, which is a good time for fishing.
Xiangshan, Zhejiang holds a grand fishing festival every year before and after the summer season. After the grand opening ceremony of sacrificing the sea, the fishermen set sail to the sea, racing thousands of sails, and harvesting a lot.
In the twenty-four solar terms, the summer heat is a bit low-key. Its name is neither as clear as Lixia and Liqiu, nor as agile as Jingzhe and Guyu, and it often passes by inadvertently.
But the summer heat contains the beauty of heaven and earth and the wisdom of life.
"There are no three days in the end of the summer, and the new cool is worth a thousand dollars." Without the end of the summer, the hot summer will never end.
Life cannot only be about climbing forever. When we have experienced a prosperous growth period, we will eventually usher in a heavy harvest period.
Gorgeousness is only a momentary scene in life, maturity is the essence of life.
(Author: Zhao Binyi)