今日大暑:关于大暑节气的7个小常识
China Daily24 Solar Terms: 7 things you may not know about Major Heat The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. 大暑期间的阳光、高温和大雨有利于农作物的生长。但是和小暑一样,洪水、干旱和台风等自然灾害也发生在大暑期间。因此,及时收获和耕种以避免自然灾害带来的损失是很重要的。 Sending the Major Heat ship 送大暑船 Sending the Major Heat ship is a folk tradition spanning hundreds of years in Taizhou, Zhejiang province. 大暑是蟋蟀在乡野田间出没最多的时节。斗蟋蟀是中国人在这个时期流行的消遣方式之一。这个习俗可以追溯到1000多年前的唐朝(公元618-907年)。 Eating litchi and mizao 吃荔枝和米糟 On the day of Major Heat, there is a custom of eating litchi, Mizao in Putian, Fujian province, as a celebration of Major Heat. 中国台湾有“大暑吃菠萝”的民间说法。大暑期间的菠萝最美味。 Drinking mutton soup 喝羊肉汤 There is a custom in southern Shandong province where people drink mutton soup on the day of Major Heat. 仙草冻是用一种特殊的草制成的,其茎叶晒干后可以制成草本果冻。 With the amazing ability to quell the summer heat, grass jelly is described in a popular saying in Guangdong province that goes, "eating herb jelly in Major Heat will make you stay young like the immortals."