The lotus, which has no fear of the sun's rays, only blossoms in summer. In ancient times, people determined that the sixth month of the lunar year was the time to celebrate the existence of the lotus. On that day people went out to admire the lotus flowers, which also allowed them to cool off beside the lotus ponds.
不畏日照的荷花，只在夏季盛開，古代民間將農曆六月訂為荷月，在這小暑來臨的苦熱季節，人人爭相賞荷消暑。