On August 7th or 8th every year, beginning of autumn is regarded as the time when the sun reaches the longitude135. Beginning of autumn's "standing" means beginning, and "autumn" refers to the mature period of crops. Beginning of autumn means that summer will cool off and autumn will begin. It is a solar term that reflects the season.
According to "twenty-four solar term": "Autumn is also a struggle, and things are gathered here". Beginning of autumn not only indicates that the hot summer is coming, but autumn is coming. It also means that the vegetation begins to bear fruit and bear children, and the harvest season is here. At this time, early rice harvesting and late rice transplanting in central China, and autumn crops entered an important growth and development period. The ancients regarded beginning of autumn as an important moment at the turn of summer and autumn, and always attached great importance to this solar term.
What are the three phenology of solar terms in beginning of autumn?
In ancient China, beginning of autumn was divided into three periods: "A cool breeze arrived; Second, wait for Bailusheng; Three waiting for the cold cicada. " At this time, the wind is different from the hot air in summer; Then, there will be fog on the earth in the morning. The ancient book "twenty-four solar term" said: "Autumn is also a struggle, and things are gathered here." "Autumn" means that the summer is cool, which means the beginning of autumn. When you arrive in beginning of autumn, the buttonwood tree will definitely start to shed its leaves, so there is an idiom "Autumn is known by falling leaves".
What are the folk customs of solar terms in beginning of autumn?
Folklore experts say that in China, beginning of autumn is not only an important solar term, but also an important Chinese New Year's Day holiday. So far, folk customs such as "posting autumn fat" and "gnawing autumn" are popular. Once in beginning of autumn, although it is still very hot, people's bodies are no longer wet and sticky. After all, the cool autumn is coming. So the idea of making something delicious began to sprout to make up for the deficit since summer. Therefore, it is popular among the people in Beijing and Hebei. In Laixi, Shandong Province, it is popular for beginning of autumn to eat "dregs", which is a kind of small tofu made of minced beans and vegetables, and there is a saying that "adults and children will not vomit or pull if they eat the dregs of beginning of autumn".