Stopping the Heat

Stopping the Heat 处暑

Stopping the Heat” happens on August 23 each year when the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 150 degrees.

处暑节气通常是在每年的8月23日，这时太阳到达天文经度150度。

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.

这个时候炎热的夏天已经过去，暑期逐渐消散，尽管中国大部分的地区日平均气温还是在22摄氏度以上，但北方已经开始逐渐转冷，通常情况，白天较为炎热，而早晚较凉。在这个季节鹰开始抓捕其他鸟儿，花草树木都开始逐渐凋谢，小米水稻等农作物开始成熟。

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

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.

就像很多国人说的：春困秋乏。在这个时期人们常常会感到困倦，早上起不来，为了能保证充足的睡眠，最好是在晚上10点之前睡觉，和夏季相比要增加一小时的睡眠时间，秋季到来，最好吃一些清淡的食物， 避免烧烤辛辣的肉类。富含膳食纤维的食物对身体十分有益，例如西红柿，茄子土豆等