What are the phenological characteristics of the autumnal equinox solar terms?

The autumn equinox solar terms, thunder began to ring, the second time the insect was stung, and the third time the water began to dry up.

The ancients thought that it thundered because the yang was strong and the yin began to flourish after the autumnal equinox, so it stopped thundering. Some insects unearthed at the vernal equinox will return to the soil after the autumnal equinox to prepare for winter. The water vapor is not so abundant, it will start to dry up gradually, so the air is getting drier and drier, and the ancients began to pay attention to keeping warm at this time.

The characteristics of rapid cooling in autumn make "Sanqiu solar terms for health" particularly tense in the busy autumn harvest, autumn ploughing and autumn planting. The autumnal equinox is a good time to harvest cotton and tobacco leaves from green to yellow. Winter wheat has been planted in North China, and the Yangtze River basin and vast areas in the south are busy harvesting late rice and ploughing the land to prepare for rape sowing.

The custom of autumnal equinox

When the autumnal equinox comes, eggs are beautiful. In ancient legends, the day of the autumnal equinox is the easiest day to lay eggs. According to historical records, the tradition of dividing eggs in autumn originated in China 4000 years ago to celebrate the arrival of autumn. Oviposition reflects people's reverence and reverence for life and fertility.

Sticking a bird's beak is one of the interesting folk customs of the vernal equinox. On the day of the autumnal equinox, farmers have a holiday according to the custom, and every family eats dumplings. Moreover, a dozen or twenty or thirty dumplings are cooked without wrapping, and put in outdoor fields with thin bamboo forks, which is called sticking the beak of birds to prevent birds from harming crops.

The autumnal equinox is also a good time for children to fly kites, especially on this day, and even adults are involved. Kites are divided into Wang Zi Kite, Silver Carp Kite, Myxomoth Kite, Leigong Kite and Moon Light Kite. The biggest kite is two meters high, and the smallest one is two or three feet.