Characteristics of beginning of autumn and Solar Term Culture

The characteristics of solar terms in beginning of autumn are that rainfall, rainstorm and humidity tend to decrease or decrease. The customs include sun-drying autumn festival, autumn busy party, autumn fat paste, beginning of autumn festival, offering sacrifices to the gods, eating watermelons, tasting early green beans, offering sacrifices to ancestors, Chen Bing melons, steamed eggplant and frying fragrant drinks.

Beginning of autumn means precipitation, humidity, etc. It is at the turning point of the year and tends to decrease or decline. Since beginning of autumn, the sun be the spirit gradually closed, and everything was restrained. Beginning of autumn, beginning of spring, long summer and beginning of winter, also known as the "Four Estates", are also one of the "Four Seasons and Eight Festivals" in ancient times.

The origin of solar terms in beginning of autumn;

Beginning of autumn not only indicates that hot summer is coming, but also autumn is coming. It also means that the vegetation begins to bear fruit and children, and the harvest season is here. At this time, early rice harvesting and late rice transplanting in Central China, autumn crops entered an important growth and development period. The ancients regarded beginning of autumn as an important moment at the turn of summer and autumn, and always attached great importance to this solar term.

According to records, the plane tree planted in the basin was moved into the temple by Li Qiuqiu Palace in the Song Dynasty. It's time for "beginning of autumn". Tai Shigong shouted, "Autumn is here." After the play, the phoenix tree dropped one or two leaves to express autumn.