大暑往往是每年的7月23日或者7月24日。它是农历二十四节气中第12个节气，也叫半年节。这时我国大部分地区都处在一年中最热的阶段。

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这个季节，作物生长速度最快，干旱最频繁。大暑以后，萤火虫开始出现，泥土变得越来越湿润，时不时会迎来雷雨天气。

“大暑”期间也是茉莉和荷花开放的时节，也是乡村田野蟋蟀最多的时节。在中国某些地区，人们茶余饭后把斗蟋蟀作为消遣。

仙草有着神奇的解暑功效，广东有句俗话是这么说的：“六月大暑吃仙草，活如神仙不会老。”

Major Heat falls on July 23 or 24 which is the 12th solar term in the Chinese lunar calendar. During Major Heat, most parts of China enter the hottest season of the year.

It"s a season with the highest temperature, where the crops grow fastest and the most frequent time for drought. After this day，firefly comes out, soil gets more and more humid and heavy thunderstorm comes from time to time. The days around the Major Heat witness the blossom season of jasmines and lotuses.

Major Heat is a season with the largest number of crickets that can be found in the fields along the countryside. Cricket fighting is a popular pastime for some people in China during this period.

With the amazing ability to quell the summer heat, grass jelly is described in a popular saying in Guangdong province that goes, "eating herb jelly in Major Heat will make you stay young like the immortals."

策划：董亚青

统筹：霍文龙

文案：武 萌

配音：武 萌

视频：孟维仑

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