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24SolarTerms:6thingsyoumaynotknowabouttheStartofSummer

24节气:关于立夏你可能不知道的5件事

ThetraditionalChinesesolarcalendardividestheyearinto24solarterms.StartofSummer(Chinese:立夏),the7thtermoftheyear,beginsonMay5andendsonMay21thisyear.

StartofSummersignalsthetransitionofseasons.Onthisday,thesunsraysreachanangleof45degreestotheearth.Thetemperaturewillrisequicklyduringthisperiod,yetinnorthernChinaweatherremainsmild,nottropical.

中国传统阳历将一年分为24个节气。立夏(中文:立夏),一年中的第7个节气,今年5月5日开始,5月21日结束。夏天的开始标志着季节的转换。在这一天,太阳光线与地球成45度角。在此期间,气温将迅速上升,但中国北方的天气仍然温和,不是热带气候。

HerearefivethingstolearnabouttheStartofSummer.

关于立夏,有五件事需要了解。

GreetingStartofSummer迎接立夏

ThetermStartofSummerwasoriginatedattheendoftheWarringStatesPeriod(239BC).Sinceitisacrucialtimefortheharvestofsummercropssuchaswheatandcanola,ancientChineseemperorsindifferentdynastiesattachedgreatimportancetotheStartofSummer.

IntheZhouDynasty(1050-221BC),theemperorledhisofficialstostageawelcomeritefortheStartofSummerandencouragedhisresidentstoseizethekeytimetodofarmwork.Itssaidthatmostofthedecorationswerearrangedinthecolorred,includingtheemperorandtheofficialsdress,thejadependants,thehorsesandtheflags,inordertoshowrespecttothegodofsummerandprayforagoodharvest.

“立夏”这个词起源于战国末期(公元前239年)。由于这是小麦和油菜等夏季作物收获的关键时期,中国历代皇帝都非常重视立夏。在周朝(公元前1050-221年),皇帝带领他的官员为立夏举行欢迎仪式,并鼓励他的居民抓住关键时间做农活。据说,大多数装饰品都是红色的,包括皇帝和官员的衣服,玉坠,马和旗帜,以示对夏天的神的尊重和祈求丰收。

Checkingonesweight称体重

ThecustomofweighingpeopleattheStartofSummeroriginatedfromtheThreeKingdomsPeriod(220-180)andprevailsinSouthChinatoday.Itwasbelievedthatthispracticewouldbringhealthandgoodlucktothepeopleweighted.

AfterlunchonthedayofStartofSummer,peoplewouldsuspendastoolorbasketfromabeam.Theyoungandoldtookturnstogetweighed