The time of the beginning of Autumn is not fixed, but usually around August 7 or August 8 in the Gregorian calendar every year.

The arrival of Autumn means that the weather gradually turns cooler, the heat of summer gradually recedes, and people can feel the scent of fall. After the beginning of Autumn, daytime temperatures begin to drop, while nights become cooler. This is also the time when people gradually shift from light clothing in summer to long-sleeved clothing in fall.

Autumn is also an important time for farmers and friends. On this day, they begin to prepare for the fall harvest, they check the condition of the farmland and prepare to harvest the crops in preparation for the upcoming fall season. After the beginning of autumn, most of the crops have already matured, and the farmers can harvest the fruits of the harvest. In addition, after the beginning of autumn, people's diets began to change. While the hot weather of summer makes people prefer lighter food, in the beginning of fall, people start to enjoy some more nutritious food.

Customs of Autumn

1. Worshiping the God of the Land: Autumn is the season of harvest, and there is a custom of worshiping the God of the Land to celebrate the harvest.

2, nibble autumn melon: in the south have autumn nibble autumn melon custom, in the autumn of the day to eat more watermelon, in order to prevent the autumn dryness, the formation of custom, the Republic of China published in the capital of the record: one day before the autumn, food watermelon, called nibbling the autumn, but also to meet the arrival of the meaning of the fall.

3, stick autumn fat: popular in the folk in the autumn this day to hanging scales to weigh people, the weight and the summer when compared to test fat and thin, weight loss called bitter summer, when people judge health, often only fat and thin to do the standard. Thin, of course, need to make up for, make up for the way is to stick autumn fat.

4, sunshine autumn: sunshine autumn is a typical agricultural phenomenon, with strong regional characteristics, in Hunan, Guangxi, Anhui, Jiangxi and other villagers living in the mountainous areas, due to the complex terrain, the village flat land is very little, so we have to use the front of the house and their own windowsill roof racks, hanging sunshine crops, which over time has evolved into a traditional agricultural phenomenon.