What day is 202 1 beginning of autumn?

202 1 August 7th 14: 37 beginning of autumn.

Beginning of autumn, the 13 solar term in 24 solar terms, is the first solar term in autumn, which falls on August 7-9 of the Gregorian calendar every year. At this time, the bucket handle of the Big Dipper points southwest, and the sun reaches longitude 135.

Because the lunar month is not fixed, although the solar terms in beginning of autumn are traditional solar terms, they are all calculated according to the lunar calendar. According to the lunar calendar, if June is beginning of autumn, it means "early autumn" and July is beginning of autumn, it means "late autumn". Beginning of autumn time of 202 1 year: August 7th, 20021year (June 29th), so beginning of autumn is early.

The beginning of autumn customs

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, there is a custom of "beginning of autumn eats autumn melons". Eat more watermelons in autumn to prevent autumn dryness and form a custom for a long time. The Records of the Capital published in the Republic of China recorded: "beginning of autumn ate watermelon the day before, which is called gnawing autumn." It also means welcoming the arrival of autumn.