今日立夏｜夏浅胜春最可人

春尽夏始，红摘樱桃，青拈梅子，物至此时皆长大。

斗转星移，当北斗七星的斗柄指向东南方时，便是二十四节气中的第七个节气——立夏。

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按照气象标准，连续5日平均气温达22℃，就算入夏。这一时期，白昼继续变长，气温日渐升高，雨水增多，北方冬小麦扬花灌浆，江南稻田插秧忙。

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In early summer, croaking frogs linger in the fields, earthworms are busy scarifying the soil, vegetables and fruits grow vigorously — life clamors on.

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人们翘首以盼，留着肚子等待品尝樱桃、枇杷、桑葚、杨梅、荔枝、杏子，泡制青梅酒…… 

In the wild, they look for woodland strawberries, fetch malantou (Indian aster). In Jiangnan, the region south of the Yangtze River along its lower reaches, Brasenia schreberi, also known as watershields (a pond-growing herb), as well as luosi (river snails), are fresh and tasty.

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立夏吃面，寓意来年风调雨顺、五谷丰登。不仅在北方，南方徽州地区也有着在这天吃炒面的习俗。

“立夏吃一蛋，力气长一万”。在这一天把鸡蛋用茶叶慢煮，五香入味，提振食欲。

还有些人家用红豆、黄豆、黑豆、青豆和绿豆等煮成“五色饭”，或用乌叶和糯米做乌米饭。

Some people also make colored rice with red beans, soybeans, black soya beans, peas and mung beans, among others, or dark rice using the juice of oriental blueberry leaves and glutinous rice.

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中医常说，夏季五行属火，与心气相通，立夏养生重点应养心护心。

为了顺应自然，初夏不妨晌午打个盹儿，吃喝少油别贪凉，也可以吃点苦瓜、莲子心这样的“苦头”泻泻心火。

To comply with nature, it is suggested that one takes a nap at noon, consumes less cold food and fewer iced drinks, and eats something bitter, such as gourds or lotus plumule.

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最重要的是，即使天热难捱，也要尽可能平心静气，保持好心情!