Why is the Summer Solstice called the Summer Solstice? The origin and meaning of the Summer Solstice solar term

Why is the summer solstice called the summer solstice? The summer solstice is one of the 24 solar terms and is also the earliest one to be determined. On the summer solstice, the day is the longest and the night is the shortest. Next, let’s take a look at the content related to the summer solstice.

Why is the Summer Solstice called the Summer Solstice?

1. In the seventh century BC, our ancestors used a gnomon to measure the sun's shadow and determined the summer solstice. According to the Kezun Xiandu Manuscript, "When the sun reaches its northernmost point, the day is at its longest and the shadow is at its shortest, so it is called the Summer Solstice. 'Zhi' means 'extreme'. In other words, the name Summer Solstice only represents the day of the Summer Solstice and the solar term, indicating that the hot summer is coming.
2. On the summer solstice, the sun reaches its northernmost point in the year, almost directly above the Tropic of Cancer. The daylight in the Northern Hemisphere is longest, and the further north you go, the longer the daylight becomes.

3. The summer solstice every year starts on June 21st (or 22nd) and ends on July 7th (or 8th). Summer Solstice, also known as "Summer Festival" or "Summer Solstice Festival". In ancient times, on the summer solstice, people offered sacrifices to gods and prayed for the elimination of disasters and a good harvest.
4. During the summer solstice, the temperature in most parts of my country is high, the sunshine is sufficient, crops grow very fast, and both physiological and ecological water requirements are high. The precipitation at this time has a great impact on agricultural output, and there is a saying that "a drop of rain at the summer solstice is worth a thousand gold coins."