【节气词汇】

Stopping the Heat 处暑

“Stopping the Heat” happens on August 23 each year when the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 150 degrees.
处暑发生在每年的8月23日,这时太阳到达天文经度150°。

【气候特征】

At this point, the hot summer passes and heat stops. Although many of the places in China still have a day average temperature of more than 22 degree Celsius, the cold air comes from the north make the weather cool down slowly. It’s usually hot in the day and cold in the morning and in the evening. In this season, the eagle starts to hunt birds, many plants and flowers start to wither, and crops like millet, paddy rice all get mature.
在这个时候,炎热的夏季过去了,暑气退散。尽管在中国的大部分地区日均气温仍然高达22摄氏度以上,北方的寒冷空气使天气渐渐转冷。通常白天炎热,早晨和夜晚寒冷。在这个季节,老鹰开始捕抓鸟儿,花草树木开始凋谢,作物如小米、水稻都成熟了。

【传统习俗】

Here are some popular customs during “Stopping the Heat”:
这里有一些“处暑”流行的习俗:

1.Welcoming the autumn 迎秋

2.Lighting up the lantern 点灯笼

3.Fishing Festival 捕鱼狂欢

【健康小贴士】

As Chinese often say, “It’s sleepy in the spring and tired in the autumn”. This is the period that people often feel tired and difficult to get up in the morning. In order to have enough sleep, it’s better to go to bed before 10:00p.m. and increase one hour of sleep than in summer. When autumn comes, it’s better to eat light dishes rather than something like BBQ, or spicy meat. Foods with more vitamins are very good for health, for example, tomatoes, eggplant, potato and pear.
中国人常说:“春困秋乏。“这段时间人们常常感到困乏,早上起不来。为了保证充足的睡眠,最好在晚上10点前睡觉,并且比夏季增加一小时的睡眠时间。秋季到来,最好多吃些清淡食物,避免烧烤类、辛辣的肉类。富含维生素的食物对身体十分有益,如:西红柿,茄子,土豆和梨。

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