Beginning of autumn, one of the "Four Stands", is the first solar term in autumn. "Li Shu" said: "Dou means that the southwest dimension is beginning of autumn, and the yin means that everything begins to kill when it comes out of the ground. According to the instructions of autumn, the grain is ripe." The change of the whole nature is a step-by-step process, and beginning of autumn is a turning point in which the yang gradually closes, the yin gradually grows, and the yang gradually turns into the yin. As Guanzi said, "In autumn, the yin qi begins, so everything is harvested."

As the saying goes, "It's cool in beginning of autumn in the morning and hot in beginning of autumn in the evening", that is to say, if beginning of autumn stays early, the weather will soon become cool, and if beginning of autumn stays late, the temperature will continue to heat up. Generally speaking, beginning of autumn is between June and July of the lunar calendar. If beginning of autumn is in June of the lunar calendar, it is considered as "early beginning of autumn", and if beginning of autumn is not in July, it is certainly considered as "late beginning of autumn".

The custom of solar terms in beginning of autumn

1, beginning of autumn Sacrifice

The custom began in the Zhou Dynasty, and on the day of beginning of autumn, the emperor personally led the princes and doctors of the three counties and six counties to welcome the autumn in this suburb and held a sacrificial ceremony.

2. Post "Autumn Fats"

It is popular in beginning of autumn to weigh people by hanging scales, and compare their weights with those in long summer. Because people have no appetite in summer, and most of them have to lose a little weight. With the autumn wind, the appetite is wide open, and the way to make up for the loss in summer is to "paste the autumn fat": eat stew, barbecue, braised pork and so on in beginning of autumn, and "paste the fat with meat".

3. "Autumn gnawing"

Some places are also called "biting autumn". Eating watermelon or cantaloupe on this day in beginning of autumn is called "biting autumn", which means that it is extremely hot in hot summer. When it comes to beginning of autumn, bite it. It is said that autumn prickly heat can be avoided. Or take watermelon and soju to eat together. People think it can prevent malaria.