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Is it good or not to rain in beginning of autumn this day?

It rained heavily on this day in early autumn.

Good reasons for rain in early autumn:

"It's an empty autumn if it doesn't rain in early autumn. People who rain in early autumn should not worry." After autumn, rainfall and humidity are at the turning point of the year. During the solar term in beginning of autumn, if there is no rainfall, there will be an autumn drought, and the seeds of crops are far from mature, and then there will be an autumn drought, which cannot meet the water demand of crop growth, and it is very easy to cause "empty autumn".

This will be detrimental to the agricultural harvest. If there is rain, then there is no need to worry about agricultural failure. After all, there is still voltage after beginning of autumn, and it is still in a state of high temperature and high fever in dog days, so the water demand for crop growth is very large, so rainwater may be beneficial to the growth of crops in the field and the harvest of crops in autumn.

Beginning of autumn:

"Ceremony" is the beginning; "Autumn" means that the grain is ripe. Beginning of autumn first means that crops begin to bear fruit and give birth to seeds. From south to north, mid-season rice blooms and bears fruit, and soybean pods, corn silk, cotton bolls and sweet potatoes expand rapidly. Therefore, after beginning of autumn, field crops are in urgent need of water. As an agricultural proverb says, "After three rains in early autumn, rice becomes rice".

Customs in early autumn:

Chew autumn:

"Zi Zhi Tong Jian" records: "beginning of autumn ate watermelon the day before, which is called gnawing autumn." This is the custom of eating autumn. Slowly, eating autumn has developed into another appearance in rural China. At the beginning of the autumn solar term, farmers sit on the floor in groups of three and five, holding red watermelons and green melons in their hands. Sublimate the custom of gnawing autumn into the joy of harvest, which embodies the meaning of welcoming autumn.

Sunbathing in autumn:

"Sunbathing in autumn" is a traditional agricultural custom handed down by villagers in mountainous areas in Hunan, Guangxi, Anhui, Jiangxi and other areas of China. Because of the complex terrain, villages lack flat land. In ancient China, during the annual solar term in beginning of autumn, people in these areas, the whole family, old and young, would work together, participate in the whole family, hang up crops and enjoy the joy of harvest.

Autumn busy meeting:

"Autumn Busy Meeting" is usually held in July and August of the lunar calendar, which is a business meeting to prepare for autumn busy. In many areas of our country, autumn busy parties are held together with temple fairs. During the meetings, there will be various opera performances, circus performances and monkey performances. The purpose of the autumn busy meeting is to exchange production tools, sell livestock and exchange food and daily necessities.