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    Dashu (Major Heat) 2018

    Term 12 of 24 · Summer

    Date

    July 23, 2018

    Lunar Date

    6/11

    Day of Week

    Monday

    Lichun (Start of Spring)
    Yushui (Rain Water)
    Jingzhe (Awakening of Insects)
    Chunfen (Spring Equinox)
    Qingming (Clear and Bright)
    Guyu (Grain Rain)
    Lixia (Start of Summer)
    Xiaoman (Grain Buds)
    Mangzhong (Grain in Ear)
    Xiazhi (Summer Solstice)
    Xiaoshu (Minor Heat)
    Dashu (Major Heat)
    Liqiu (Start of Autumn)
    Chushu (End of Heat)
    Bailu (White Dew)
    Qiufen (Autumn Equinox)
    Hanlu (Cold Dew)
    Shuangjiang (Frost's Descent)
    Lidong (Start of Winter)
    Xiaoxue (Minor Snow)
    Daxue (Major Snow)
    Dongzhi (Winter Solstice)
    Xiaohan (Minor Cold)
    Dahan (Major Cold)
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    Meaning

    Dashu represents the peak of summer heat — the hottest period of the year. Rainfall is also at its highest, and crops grow rapidly.

    Customs & Traditions

    People drink herbal teas, eat pineapples and lychees, and participate in the 'Burning Face Festival' in some Fujian areas. Agricultural prayers for good harvests are common.

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