Is there anything special about this day in early autumn?

The reason why beginning of autumn emphasized this day was to choose an auspicious day to worship ancestors and make up autumn, and beginning of autumn to dispel summer heat and nourish yin, and beginning of autumn to avoid cold food.

Choosing auspicious dates to worship ancestors: In ancient times, people would choose auspicious days of the ecliptic to worship, thank God and ancestors for their blessings, and hold new tasting ceremonies to celebrate the bumper harvest of grains.

Sticking autumn fat for tonic: After the bitter summer, people often lose weight because of poor appetite, so on this day in early autumn, the custom of sticking autumn fat is popular in some areas of China.

Beginning of autumn should dispel summer heat and nourish yin: After beginning of autumn, the temperature difference between day and night will increase, so we should eat more foods that nourish yin and moisten the lungs. In early autumn, people will pay attention to adjusting their diet and living habits to adapt to climate change.

Avoid eating cold food after beginning of autumn: In order to welcome the arrival of autumn, I hope the weather will turn cold quickly, and I will use the way of "gnawing autumn" to get rid of the summer heat.

Phenological phenomena in early autumn

Some ancient literary works in China divide beginning of autumn into three periods: one is waiting for the cool breeze; Second, wait for the white deer to be born; Three are waiting for cicadas to sing. This means that after beginning of autumn, people will feel cool when it is windy, and the wind at this time is different from the hot air in summer; Then, there will be fog on the ground in the morning, and cicadas will begin to sing in autumn when they feel gloomy. In fact, in most parts of China, it is still a hot dog days from autumn to summer, and there is no cool wind, dew and cold in these dog days.

China has a vast territory. Although the climate varies from place to place, the weather in most parts of beginning of autumn is still very hot in the season, and the sunshine during the day is still strong. The last days of dog days every year are from the first Geng Day after beginning of autumn to the second Geng Day after beginning of autumn. Although the weather is hot after beginning of autumn, in nature, the qi of Yin and Yang has begun to change, and everything has begun to move from lush to bleak and mature.