The beginning of autumn customs, activities and taboos

Beginning of autumn's custom activities and taboos include choosing auspicious days to worship ancestors and walking in the fields in beginning of autumn.

Choosing auspicious dates to worship ancestors: In ancient times, beginning of autumn was an important solar term, symbolizing the arrival of autumn harvest season. Therefore, people will choose the auspicious day of the zodiac to worship, thank God and ancestors for their blessings, and hold new tasting ceremonies to celebrate the bumper harvest of food. Sticking autumn fat for tonic: On the day of beginning of autumn, the custom of sticking autumn fat was popular in some parts of China. When I entered beginning of autumn, I had a big appetite and wanted to eat something good to make up for the loss in summer.

Walking in the fields is forbidden in beginning of autumn: beginning of autumn is the first season of autumn, which also represents the harvest season, so the taboos related to solar terms in beginning of autumn are all related to autumn harvest. Avoid eating cold food after beginning of autumn: In order to welcome the arrival of autumn, some areas expect the weather to turn cold quickly, and eat autumn to get rid of summer heat and avoid getting sick. Because the temperature is still high in beginning of autumn, the metabolism of life and death has also changed in order to adapt to the weather changes.

The origin of beginning of autumn

In ancient times, beginning of autumn was divided into three periods: the cool breeze first arrived, and after beginning of autumn, the north wind began to blow in many areas of our country, and the south wind gradually weakened. The slight north wind brought coolness to people. Because the sunshine is still very strong during the day, the cool breeze blows at night to form a certain temperature difference between day and night, and the water vapor in the air condenses into crystal dew on outdoor plants in the morning.

Three cicadas sing. At this time, cicadas, with plenty of food and suitable temperature, are singing proudly on the branches blown by the breeze, as if to tell people that the hot summer has passed. The first waiting period is 5 days, and beginning of autumn is 15 days. It's getting colder, which is a climate trend. According to the description of the third waiting period in early autumn, it may be in a cold climate cycle. Beginning of autumn solar terms indicate that hot summer is coming and autumn is coming. When beginning of autumn arrived, many parts of our country were still in hot summer.