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??????處暑，是二十四節(jié)氣里第十四個節(jié)氣，也是秋天的第二個節(jié)氣，每年公歷8月22-24日交節(jié)。
??????End of Heat is the 14th solar term in the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms, and the second solar term in autumn season. It begins around August 22 to 24 each year.
??????處暑，是一個反映氣溫變化的節(jié)氣，意味著酷熱的天氣到了尾聲。
??????End of Heat, a solar term reflecting temperature changes, implies the end of hot summer.
??????有詩云：“處暑無三日，新涼直萬金”。意思是處暑之后，就有了陣陣涼風(fēng)，這種舒服愜意的感覺是千金買不來的。
??????There is a poem saying: "Three days after the End of heat, the cool breeze worth ten thousand of gold." It means after entering the End of heat, there will be blasts of cool breeze. Money can’t buy this kind of comfortable feeling.
??????但你知道嗎，處暑時節(jié)，南北方是有很大差異的。北方有“離離暑云散，裊裊涼風(fēng)起”之意，而江南地區(qū)卻依然處在“小暑大暑不算暑，立秋處暑正當(dāng)暑”的暑熱當(dāng)中。
??????But the North and the South are quite different during this period. The northern part has already been" away from the scattered summer clouds, with embracing the cool breeze," while the south of the Yangtze River is still in strong heatwaves. As a local saying goes, “Slight Heat or Great Heat, they are not the real heat. The Beginning of Autumn and End of Heat, they are more like the real heat.”
??????處暑過后，雖然氣溫逐漸下降，日夜溫差逐漸變大，但白天氣溫仍然比較高。每年“秋老虎”的時間長短不一，總體來說持續(xù)半個月到兩個月。
??????After the End of Heat, although the temperature gradually declines, and temperature difference between day and night become larger, the daytime temperature is still relatively high. Length of the "Autumn Tiger" (A Chinese description of Autumn heatwaves) varies from year to year. In general, it lasts about half a month to two months.
??????處暑時節(jié)，中國大部分地區(qū)林果和農(nóng)作物陸續(xù)進(jìn)入成熟期，農(nóng)民們會加緊采摘，搶抓農(nóng)時。
??????During the End of Heat, fruits and crops in most parts of China are ripening, and farmers step up their harvesting to catch up with the farming season.
??????“處暑滿田黃，家家修廩倉”等諺語，說的就是處暑節(jié)氣后，作物很快要收獲了。
??????There are proverbs such as “the crops are ripe during the End of Heat, and every household fills their granaries”. It means that the harvest season starts soon after this solar term.
??????我國古代把處暑分為三候：一候鷹乃祭鳥，就是老鷹感知到秋的肅氣，開始大量捕獵鳥類，還常常把獵物碼放在一起，“殺鳥而不即食，如祭然”。二候天地始肅，指天地間開始彌漫蕭瑟之氣。三候禾乃登，說的是谷物開始成熟。
??????The ancient Chinese divide this solar term into three stages. During the first stage, eagles perceive the coming of autumn, and begin to hunt a large number of birds. They often stack their prey together. “Killing the birds without eating them immediately has made it looks like a sacrifice”. Entering the second stage, weather becomes cooler. People can soon feel the changes. And the third stage is when the grains become ripe.
??????從時間上來說，處暑和中元節(jié)很靠近，所以民俗上也和中元節(jié)相似，像是祭祖迎秋、放河燈等。
??????In terms of dates, the End of Heat is close to Zhongyuan Festival, or the Ghost Festival. So, the folk customs are similar for these two, such as ancestor worshiping and flying river lanterns.
??????民諺說“處暑送鴨，無病各家”。古人認(rèn)為農(nóng)歷七月中旬的鴨子最肥美，所以南方還有處暑吃鴨肉的食俗。
??????As a folk saying goes, “sending ducks during the End of Heat keeps the family out of illness”. Ancient people believe that the ducks are fleshy and plump in mid-July of the lunar calendar. So, there is also a custom of eating duck in Southern China during the End of Heat.
??????有的地區(qū)會在處暑這天喝苦茶，有入秋了要吃點(diǎn)“苦”的意思。 而對于沿海漁民來說，處暑以后就是漁業(yè)收獲的時節(jié)。很多地方都會舉辦隆重的開漁節(jié)，漁民們揚(yáng)帆出海，收獲滿滿。
??????In some regions, people also drink bitter tea on this day, which means it is good to eat some bitter-taste-food in autumn. For coastal fishermen, after the End of Heat, it is the season for fishing harvest. Many places hold grand fishing festivals, when fishermen set sail and reap a bountiful harvest.
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