Beginning of summer is the 7th solar term among the 24 solar terms, and the first solar term of summer. It falls on May 05-07 of the Gregorian calendar every year, when the handle of the Big Dipper points southeast and the solar meridian reaches 45 °. Calendar: "Dou refers to the southeast, which is called the beginning of summer. Everything grows up here, hence the name 'beginning of summer'. After the beginning of summer, the sunshine increases, gradually heats up, and thunderstorms increase. Lixia is an important solar term that marks the beginning of the peak season for all things to grow. By the beginning of summer, all things are flourishing.
Beginning of summer means bidding farewell to spring and marking the beginning of summer, hence it is also known as the "end of spring day". Spring birth, summer growth, autumn harvest, winter storage. Due to China's vast territory and large north-south span, natural rhythms vary in different regions. At the beginning of summer, only the area south of the Nanling Mountain Mountains in China presents the summer scene of "thick shade of green trees, long summer days, and buildings reflected into the pond"; At this time, some areas in the northeast and northwest had just begun to have the breath of spring.
On the day of the Beginning of Summer, many places have customs such as eating "Beginning of Summer Rice", eating eggs, weighing people, and tasting new foods. Entering the beginning of summer season, people's metabolism accelerates, and the supply of blood to the heart and brain is insufficient, often causing restlessness, fatigue, and laziness. Reasonable scheduling of daily routines, supplementation of nutrients, and adoption of correct health and wellness methods should be implemented.
