Daeseo means "greater heat," the hottest time of the year. Overlapping the dog-day heat, the swelter reaches its peak.
Daeseo, around July 23, is when the heat wave rages. Falling near the mid-summer dog day, it is the hottest stretch.
Along with the heat come frequent showers and typhoons. Fruit ripens and crops mature, while drought and flood damage are also feared.
People beat the heat with warming tonics like samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup), fighting heat with heat. Watermelon and melon are at their sweetest and most plentiful now.
Eat dog-day tonics like ginseng chicken soup
Watch for heat illness in the heat wave
Enjoy seasonal fruit like watermelon and melon
Get plenty of water and rest
Adjacent terms:
Greater Heat is the 12th of the 24 solar terms, falling around around July 23. The "greater heat"—the hottest term of the year. The dog-days heat peaks.
Daeseo means "greater heat," the hottest time of the year. Overlapping the dog-day heat, the swelter reaches its peak.
Eat dog-day tonics like ginseng chicken soup Watch for heat illness in the heat wave Enjoy seasonal fruit like watermelon and melon Get plenty of water and rest