With the arrival of the long summer, we bid farewell to the gorgeous spring and ushered in a splendid summer. Say goodbye to the hope of spring and welcome the hope of summer. The long summer is the beginning of a new season, which indicates that everything has entered an important stage. So when is the long summer of 202 1 and when is the long summer this year?

202 1 What month is the solar term long summer?

The long summer of 202 1 is May. According to the previous calendar, the solar term in long summer often falls on May 5 or May 6 every year. The specific time of the long summer this year is: 2021May 5 14: 47: 0 1.

Long summer summer means big, which means that plants sown in spring have grown upright. In ancient times, people attached great importance to the customs and habits of long summer. Usually, on the day of long summer, the ancient emperor would lead the officials of civil and military affairs to the southern suburbs of Beijing to welcome the summer and hold a ceremony to welcome the summer. The monarch and his subjects all wear red ceremonial costumes and red jade ornaments. Even horses and car flags should be red to express their prayers and good wishes for a bumper harvest. This shows the importance of long summer as a solar term to China, a big agricultural country. In the long summer, the growth of crops directly determines the harvest in autumn.