In the morning and evening, beginning of autumn distinguishes:
By morning and afternoon: 2023 is early in beginning of autumn.
A day is defined by noon. If beginning of autumn time is in the morning, then this year's beginning of autumn is considered as "early beginning of autumn". If this time in beginning of autumn is in the afternoon, then this year's beginning of autumn is "late beginning of autumn". Beginning of autumn time in 2023 is 2: 22 am 4 1 sec on August 8, 2023, which is earlier, so it belongs to early beginning of autumn.
According to the lunar month: 2023 is early in beginning of autumn.
Because the lunar month is not fixed, although the solar terms in beginning of autumn are traditional, they are calculated according to the lunar calendar. According to the lunar calendar, if it is beginning of autumn in June, it is "early beginning of autumn" and beginning of autumn in July, it is "late beginning of autumn". Beginning of autumn time in 2023 is June 22nd of the lunar calendar, so it is early beginning of autumn.
Folk customs in beginning of autumn
1, paste autumn fat
It is popular among the people to weigh themselves in beginning of autumn and compare them with those in long summer. With the autumn wind, my appetite is wide open, so I want to eat something good to compensate for the loss in summer. The way to make up for it is to "paste the autumn fat": to eat delicious food, of course, meat is the first choice, so-called "paste the fat with meat"
2. Weigh water
On Sunday, people filled containers of the same size with water before and after beginning of autumn, and then weighed them. If the water in front of beginning of autumn is heavy, it means that the water is heavy, so there will be less rain in autumn; If the water behind beginning of autumn is heavy, there will be more rain in autumn, which may lead to autumn waterlogging.
3, gnawing autumn
Chewing autumn, also known as biting autumn, is a custom of Han nationality at the age of 18. That is, eating melons on beginning of autumn Day. Tianjin pays attention to eating watermelon or cantaloupe in beginning of autumn, which is called "biting autumn", which means that it is hot and hot in summer, and when it comes to beginning of autumn, bite it. Jiangsu and other places also eat watermelons in beginning of autumn to "bite the autumn". It is said that it is unnecessary to give birth to autumn itch. In Zhejiang and other places, beginning of autumn eats watermelon and soju every day, which people think can prevent malaria.
4. Eat "slag"
It is popular in Shandong, Sichuan and other regions that beginning of autumn eats "dregs", a kind of small tofu made of bean curd and green vegetables, and there is a saying that "adults and children who eat beginning of autumn's dregs don't vomit or pull".
5, autumn busy meeting
Autumn Busy Meeting is one of the customs in beginning of autumn. It is usually held in July and August of the lunar calendar. It is a business and trade meeting to prepare for the autumn busy. Its purpose is to exchange production tools, sell livestock, exchange food and daily necessities.