What are the solar terms in August?

The solar terms in August include beginning of autumn and summer heat.

Beginning of autumn usually appears on August 7th or 8th in the solar calendar, indicating the official end of summer and the beginning of autumn. In beginning of autumn, when the weather gets cooler and the grain matures, people will feel the autumn is getting stronger. The summer heat usually occurs on August 23rd or 24th of the Gregorian calendar, which means that the summer heat is about to pass and it will enter a cool autumn. In midsummer, the weather is still hot, but you can also feel the cool breath, and the summer heat begins to dissipate gradually.

These two solar terms mark the transition from summer to autumn, and people can adjust their life and agricultural activities in time according to the changes of solar terms. It is worth noting that the date of solar terms will fluctuate according to the actual situation of each year, and the specific date can refer to the Gregorian calendar or the lunar calendar.

The meaning of solar terms

Solar term is a special festival in the trunk and branch calendar that expresses the change of natural rhythm and establishes "December construction" (monthly order). The 24 solar terms are: beginning of spring, Rain, Sting, Equinox, Qingming, Grain Rain, Changxia, Xiaoman, Mangzhong, Summer Solstice, Xiaoxia, Daxia, beginning of autumn, Early Summer, Bailu, Autumn Equinox, Cold Dew, Early Frost, beginning of winter, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, Winter Solstice, Slight Cold and Severe Cold.

Twenty-four solar terms are the product of ancient farming civilization, which occupies an extremely important position in China's traditional farming society. Farming production is closely related to the rhythm of nature. It is a knowledge system formed by ancient ancestors to adapt to agricultural time and understand the changing laws of the Middle Ages, climate and phenology by observing the movement of celestial bodies.