Poster: 24 Solar Terms - Start of Summer

(Painted by Layli / Tianshannet)

Start of Summer or “LiXia” in Chinese, the 7th term of the year, begins on May 5 this year. Start of Summer signals the transition of seasons, and the temperature will rise quickly during this period.

As an old Chinese saying goes "hanging an egg on children's chest can prevent them from getting summer diseases", parents will prepare boiled eggs and put them in a knitted bag before hanging them on their child's chest. And children will gather together to play egg competitions by colliding each other's eggs in pairs and the one whose egg is not broken wins.

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