Minor Heat 小暑
Xiaoshu, or Minor Heat, means the weather turns hot, though the worst is yet to come. Midsummer arrives with the drone of cicadas, and people tire easily. Eating lotus root and drinking mung bean soup cools the body and calms the mind.
Warm winds arriveFirst pentad
Crickets dwell by wallsSecond pentad
Hawks learn to huntThird pentad
Three pentads
- First pentadWarm winds arriveEvery breeze now blows warm.
- Second pentadCrickets dwell by wallsCrickets hide in the shade of walls to escape the heat.
- Third pentadHawks learn to huntYoung hawks begin to learn to strike and hunt.
Custom
Eat lotus root and mung bean soup to cool down.
Start dates
- July 7, 2025
- July 7, 2026
- July 7, 2027