Eating watermelon at the beginning of autumn means reunion and good harvest.

Watermelon is the representative fruit of summer, and the beginning of autumn is the beginning of autumn. Eating watermelon symbolizes the harvest in summer and also heralds the arrival of autumn. In traditional Chinese culture, a good harvest has always been one of the things that people are most concerned about because it is related to people's lives and happiness. Therefore, eating watermelon has become a way to celebrate the harvest.

In Chinese culture, the shape and color of watermelon symbolize reunion and happiness. Therefore, eating watermelon at the beginning of autumn has become a symbol of reunion. People can share watermelons with family and friends during this solar term to express their longing for each other. In the special season of Beginning of Autumn, people can share delicious food with family and friends, and eating watermelon is one of them. In this sense, eating watermelon can be seen as a way of socializing and bringing together people.

The historical origin of the Beginning of Autumn

The Beginning of Autumn is one of the Four Beginnings of Autumn, which means the beginning of autumn, when the grain begins to mature and the harvest season has arrived. "Almanac" says: Dou refers to the southwest dimension as the beginning of autumn, when the Yin comes out of the earth and kills all things. According to the instructions of autumn, the grains are ripe. "Shuowen Jiezi": In autumn, the crops and grains are ripe. Changes in the entire natural world are a gradual process. The Beginning of Autumn is the transition from Yang Qi to Yin Qi gradually shrinking and Yin Qi gradually growing. As "Guanzi" says: In autumn, the Yin Qi begins to decline, so all things close down.

There are three heat strokes in the twenty-four solar terms, namely minor heat stroke, major heat stroke, and end heat stroke. In order, they are early heat stroke, heat stroke, and last heat stroke. There is also the Beginning of Autumn solar term between the three summers. After the Beginning of Autumn comes the end of summer (the last summer). The three summers and the three volts both represent high-temperature and scorching weather. The summer days among the twenty-four solar terms are relatively long. Long summer days are beneficial to crop growth and yield. Crops must have sufficient growing time and heat. If the hot weather is short, crop growth time and heat will not be sufficient, and growth and yield will be affected.

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