The exact time in beginning of autumn.

The time in beginning of autumn is not fixed, usually around August 7th or 8th in the Gregorian calendar.

The arrival of beginning of autumn means that the weather is getting colder and colder, the heat in summer is gradually decreasing, and people can feel the breath of autumn. After beginning of autumn, the temperature began to drop during the day, but it became cooler at night. This is also the time when people gradually shift from light-colored clothes in summer to long-sleeved clothes in autumn.

For farmers, beginning of autumn is also an important moment. On this day, they began to prepare for the autumn harvest. They will check the situation of farmland, prepare to harvest crops and prepare for the coming autumn. After beginning of autumn, most crops have matured, and farmers can harvest bumper fruits. Besides, after beginning of autumn, people's diet began to change. The hot weather in summer makes people more inclined to choose light food, but in early autumn, people begin to enjoy some more nutritious food.

The custom of beginning of autumn

1, Sacrifice to the Land God: Autumn is the harvest season, and there is a folk custom of offering sacrifices to the Land God to celebrate the harvest.

2. Eat autumn melons: In the south, beginning of autumn has the custom of eating autumn melons. On this day in autumn, it is a long-standing custom to eat more watermelons to prevent autumn dryness. According to The Chronicle of the Capital published during the Republic of China, beginning of autumn ate watermelon the day before, which meant eating autumn, and it also meant welcoming the arrival of autumn.

3. Sticking autumn fat: It is popular among the people to weigh people by hanging scales in early autumn and compare them with those in long summer to test their obesity. Losing weight is a hard summer. At that time, people often judged their health only by their fatness. Of course, if you lose weight, you need to make up. The remedy is to put on autumn fertilizer.

4. Sunbathing in autumn: Sunbathing in autumn is a typical agricultural custom phenomenon with strong regional characteristics. Villagers living in mountainous areas such as Hunan, Guangxi, Anhui and Jiangxi. It has become a traditional agricultural custom to use the roof in front of the house and the window sill to hang crops.