The autumnal equinox solar terms are long day and night, then the days are shorter and the nights are longer and longer. The coolness and even the chill indicate the change of seasons. From 20 18, the autumnal equinox is not only a solar term, but also a harvest festival for Chinese farmers. The ancients saw crops grow on the land in spring and harvest them in autumn. They thought it was the contribution of the land god, so they rewarded the land god after the autumn harvest.

The custom of autumnal equinox

1, stick the bird's mouth

On the autumnal equinox, Hakka farmers have a holiday according to the custom. Every family should eat glutinous rice balls, and cook dozens, twenties and thirties of glutinous rice balls, and put thin bamboo forks on the edge of the field every day to stick birds' mouths to prevent them from damaging crops.

Step 2 fly a kite

The autumn equinox is also a good time for Hakka children to fly kites. Especially on the autumnal equinox, even adults attend. Kites are divided into Wang Zi kites, silver carp kites, moth kites, Leigong kites and Moonlight kites. The largest kites are two meters high and the smallest ones are two or three feet.

Step 3 send autumn cattle

At the autumnal equinox, people will send photos of autumn cows door to door. In fact, sending autumn cattle is to print the annual lunar solar terms on red paper or yellow paper, and also print the farmer's farming pattern, which is called "Autumn Cattle Map". The people who send pictures are folk singers, who mainly say that autumn ploughing is auspicious and not against the farming season. Every time they go to a house, they improvise what they see until the owner is happy to give money. Although the words spoken are casual, every sentence rhymes beautifully. Commonly known as "Autumn", Qiu Ren is called "Qiu Guan".