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今日小暑丨夏日炎炎,心静微凉

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唐代诗人元稹在《小暑六月节》中写到:“倏忽温风至,因循小暑来。”小暑,是天气转热的开始,却不是最热时节。
盛夏既至,北方多雷雨天气,南方炙热多干旱。空气潮湿、闷热,“三伏天”也在此拉开序幕。
Rain and thunderstorms are common during this period in northern China, while drought conditions are caused by the sizzling heat in some areas in the south. The warmest and dampest period of the year, called sanfu by Chinese people, starts from the time of Minor Heat.
小暑有三候:一候温风至;二候蟋蟀居宇;三候鹰始鸷。在温风中,蟋蟀离开田野,寻找一处庭院墙角来避暑。老鹰也因炎热在高空清凉处盘旋。
An ancient Chinese saying goes that when the wind comes with a heatwave, crickets and a few other insects leave the fields and crawl to cooler yards. Eagles fly high in the sky since there's no better way to stay cool than to soar where the temperature is cooler.

民间有“小暑大暑,上蒸下煮”之说,小暑后入伏天,所谓“热在三伏”,一年中气温最高且又潮湿、闷热的时节已然来临。

小暑期间,阳光充沛,日照时间最长、强度最大。古时,文人雅士常拿出压箱底的书籍、字画晾晒,而民间则将久未穿过的衣物、被子等晾晒于烈日下,除螨防潮,也称为“晒红绿”。

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夏日炎炎,暑意渐浓,万物繁荣。此时荷花盛放,荷塘里一派“接天莲叶无穷碧,映日荷花别样红”的好景致。清风徐徐,荷香满堂,正是赏荷的好时节。
在江南一带,花香四溢。有“夏日三白”之称的栀子花、白兰花与茉莉花也在小暑前后肆意绽放。若觅得一方荷塘,赏荷、闻香、听蝉、吃素,乘风凉,好不快活。

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在云南,各类造型奇特的野生菌在山里破土而出,开启了一年中的菌菇盛宴。小暑吃藕的习俗亦是由来已久。七月的鲜藕吃起来清脆甘甜,滋润爽口,降热除燥,不啻为消暑佳品。
自古以来,为驱散这暑气,人们多食汤羹,荷叶粥、绿豆粥深受喜爱。除了那舌尖上的清凉,内心的平静也尤为重要,毕竟“心静自然凉”。
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