今日夏至：关于夏至的6个小常识

为了庆祝夏至，妇女会互赠彩扇和香囊。扇子可以驱热，香囊可以驱蚊抑臭。夏至这天，山东各地的人普遍都要吃凉面。

The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Summer Solstice, the 10th solar term of the year, begins on June 21 this year and ends on July 6.

夏至是中国传统二十四节气的第10个节气，今年的夏至从6月21日开始，7月6日结束。

At this time, much of the northern hemisphere receives the most hours of daylight, but it does not bring the hottest temperatures which will come only 20 to 30 days later.

在这一天，北半球的大部分地区白昼最长，但是气温却不是一年中最高的，最高气温将出现在20到30天后。

The following are 6 things you might not know about Summer Solstice.

来看看关于夏至的6个小常识。