视听山东——大暑

大暑

Great Heat

大暑是夏季的最后一个节气，也是一年中最热的节气。

Great Heat is the last solar term of summer and also the hottest time of the year.

这个时节阳光猛烈、高温潮湿多雨。

At this time, sunlight blazes fiercely, accompanied by high temperatures, humidity and frequent rainfall.

十分有利于农作物成长，农作物在此期间成长最快。

Such conditions greatly benefit crop growth, and crops develop at their fastest pace during this period.

俗话说，小暑大暑、上蒸下煮。

As an old saying goes: Minor Heat and Great Heat, steaming above and boiling below.

这个时节，各地民俗主要以解暑为主。

Folk customs in various places at this time of year center on relieving summer heat.

广东很多地方在大暑时节有吃仙草的习俗。

In many parts of Guangdong, there is a custom of eating grass jelly on Great Heat.

仙草又名凉粉草、仙人草，茎叶晒干后可以做成烧仙草。

Grass jelly herb, also known as mesona or immortal herb, can be made into grass jelly after its stems and leaves are dried.

是夏季消暑必备的甜品之一。

It is one of the essential desserts to relieve summer heat.

大暑所在的六月也称 “荷月”，所以民间有赏荷花的习俗。

The sixth lunar month, when Great Heat falls, is also called the Lotus Month; hence there is a folk tradition of admiring lotus flowers.

观荷纳凉，景象颇为怡人。

Admiring lotus blooms amid cool breezes, the scenery is utterly pleasant.

让燥热的暮夏时节，多了一份烟火人间的温柔。

It lends the sweltering late summer a touch of gentle worldly warmth.

通讯员：李峰