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What is the lunar calendar date in beginning of autumn in 2023?

Beginning of autumn in 2023 begins at 2:22:4 1 on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2023.

Among the 24 solar terms, beginning of autumn does not mean the end of hot summer weather. According to the ranking of the 24 solar terms, there is a summer solar term after beginning of autumn. The weather is still very hot from early autumn to summer vacation, and it will get better after summer vacation. Since the summer vacation, the summer vacation has gradually subsided. After beginning of autumn, the yin and yang of nature began to change, and everything sank with the sun's qi, so everything began to mature from lush. In ancient agricultural society, beginning of autumn was of great significance to farming.

As the saying goes, "early autumn is cool in the morning and hot in the evening", that is to say, if early autumn comes, the weather will soon get cold, and if late autumn comes, the temperature will continue to rise. Generally speaking, beginning of autumn is between June and July in the lunar calendar. If beginning of autumn is in June of the lunar calendar, it is considered as "early autumn", and if beginning of autumn is not in July, it is considered as "late autumn". Beginning of autumn time in 2023 is June 22nd of the lunar calendar, so. 2023 belongs to early autumn.

Brief introduction of beginning of autumn customs;

1, autumn festival begins

This custom began in the Zhou Dynasty. On that day in beginning of autumn, the emperor personally led princes and doctors from three counties and six counties to welcome the autumn and hold a sacrificial ceremony in this suburb.

Step 2 post "autumn fat"

In early autumn, people generally weigh themselves with hanging scales and compare their weights with those in the long summer. Because people have no appetite in summer and most people have to lose weight. With the autumn wind, my appetite is wide open, and the way to make up for the summer loss is to "paste the autumn fat": beginning of autumn eats stew, barbecue and braised pork, and "paste the fat with meat".

3. "Eating Autumn"

Some places are also called "biting autumn". Eating watermelon or cantaloupe on this day in beginning of autumn is called "biting autumn", which means it is very hot in hot summer. Speaking of beginning of autumn, take a bite. Or put watermelon and soju together, which is considered as a good sign.