Unofficial observance
Start of Summer
Dates specified for each year
The start of summer in the solar-term calendar.
How did it begin?
Between Grain Rain and Grain Full, this term signals summer’s beginning. It was regarded as a busy farming period when both crops and weeds grow.
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