In Chinese lunar calendar, people {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (划分) the year into 24 solar terms (节气). Start of Summer means the coming of a new {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (季节)-summer, and it begins on May 6 and ends on May 21 this year. The temperature will {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (上升) quickly during this period.

    Here are three things about how Chinese greet the Start of Summer.

    Checking one's weight

    The {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (风俗) of weighing people at the Start of Summer started from the Three Kingdoms Period and is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (仍然) popular in South China today. It's said that this practice will bring health and good luck to the people weighed.

    Eating eggs

    In ancient China, people believed a {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (圆的) egg was a symbol of a happy life and eating eggs on the day of Start of Summer was a good {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (愿望) for good health. People put leftover tea into boiled water together with eggs to create "tea egg ".Today it has become a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (当地的) snack in many places of China.

    Taking care of the heart

    According to Chinese traditional medicine, Start of Summer is a key time to moisten the heart. When it grows hot, heat can affect human health. So people {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (更喜欢) food such as fruit and vegetables rich in vitamins and cool in nature.