1, the origin of the great summer heat
Tong Wei's Xiao Jing "Helping God": "Fifteen days after the slight summer heat, not the great summer heat, mid-June. The small ones and the big ones are extremely hot, and they are divided into sizes. It was small at first, but it was big after reading it. "
At this time, before and after the mid-autumn period, most parts of China are the hottest period in a year, and the growth rate of heat-loving crops is also the fastest. The working people in China divide the summer heat into three periods: "rotten grass is firefly;" Second, wait for the soil to moisten and cool off the heat; It clears up when it rains. "There are more than 2,000 kinds of fireflies in the world, which are divided into aquatic and terrestrial. Terrestrial fireflies lay eggs on hay, and when it is hot, fireflies ovulate, so the ancients thought fireflies were made of rotten grass. The second weather is that the weather becomes sultry and the land is wet. The third kind of weather is frequent thunderstorm, which weakens the heat and humidity, and the weather begins to transition to beginning of autumn.
2. the legend of the great summer heat
Fireflies reflect officials and ministers?
The ancient summer heat in China is divided into three periods: "Rotten grass is firefly; Second, wait for the soil to moisten and cool off the heat; It will be fine when it rains. " Fireflies ovulate at high temperatures in summer.
Out, so the ancients thought that fireflies were made of rotten grass; The second weather is that the weather becomes sultry and the land is wet. The third stage is the speaking time.
There are often heavy thunderstorms. The heavy rain weakened the heat and humidity, and the weather began to transition to beginning of autumn.
I remember when I was a child, there were many flashing lights in the corn field outside the village in midsummer, just like mysterious lights, so
It's the light from fireflies. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was a man named Che Yin in Xinzhou, Nanping (now Hunan Jinshi), who was smart and studious since childhood.
Diligent and knowledgeable. However, due to his poor family, his father could not provide him with a good learning environment. There is no extra money to maintain food and clothing.
Buy lamp oil to let him study at night. To this end, he can only recite poems during the day. One summer evening, he was reciting an article in the yard.
Zhang suddenly saw many fireflies flying at low altitude. The flashing light is a bit dazzling in the dark.
He thought, if you put many fireflies together, wouldn't it become a lamp? So he went to find a white silk pocket and grabbed it.
Put dozens of fireflies in, then tie the bag mouth and hang it up. It's not very bright, but it can be used for reading. Since then, only
If there are fireflies, he will catch one to use as a lamp. Since then, his knowledge has increased day by day. Saint Amethyst said, "Like fireflies, like snow. Although Jia
Poor, never stop learning. "When the old man, charming, smart, agile, wise, very prestigious in the village. Later, he entered the official career and became an official.
Go to the official department. He is fair and fearless of power. Because he reported to the emperor the extravagant Wang Shizi Sima Yuan Xian, he was forced to Che Yin by Yuan Xian.
Before dying, he was furious and said, "am I afraid of death?" I beg to die to expose my strength and betray my ears! "After death, the court deeply regretted it. ?
3. Introduction to Summer?
Great summer heat, one of the 24 solar terms, is the last solar term in summer. Combat refers to c; The solar calendar is120; July 22-24 of Gregorian calendar.
"Summer heat" is heat, and summer heat is extremely hot. Summer heat is relatively mild and hot, and it is the clearest and hottest festival in a year.
Qi, "hot and humid steaming" reached its peak at this time. Climatic characteristics of summer: high temperature and scorching heat, frequent thunderstorms and typhoons.
The summer solar term is the hottest time of the year, just before and after the "midsection" of the "dog days". In summer, the sun is fierce, the temperature is high and the humidity is high.
Although rain inevitably suffers from damp heat, it is very beneficial to the growth of crops, and crops grow fastest during this period.
Since ancient times, there has been a folk custom of drinking herbal tea (tea) in the dog days of midsummer; Fucha, as its name implies, is a kind of tea and Chinese herbal medicine to drink in dog days.
The boiled tea has the function of cooling and relieving summer heat. In addition, there are customs such as burning incense and drying ginger. "Summer" is the hottest and wettest weather in a year.
In the heavy season, the focus of health care at this time is "heatstroke prevention" and "dampness elimination".