At the season of "Beginning of Summer", frogs and cicadas singing, grass growing and warblers flying. All things entering the summer of growth. It is one of the 24 Solar Terms and the first term in summer.
When spring is over, the summer begins. Chinese ancestors found the regular rule and they treated the fifth or sixth of May as the Beginning of Summer. From that day, the weather will become hot, and most people start to wash their winter clothes.
It is a sign to show the coming of hot weather, so as to let people pay attention to keep away from heatstroke. The elder people trend to make some food to keep their body from getting hot, while the young people don’t have much action. Our body condition changes with the weather, so elders always do some changes to keep healthy.
(By Yang Jiming/Wang Wenchao)
