When is beginning of autumn this year?

The date of beginning of autumn in 2023 is August 8, 2023.

Beginning of autumn is one of the "Four Stands" and the first solar term in autumn. "Li Shu" said: "Dou is the beginning of autumn in the southwest, and Yin is the beginning of all things. According to the instructions of autumn, the grain is ripe. " The change of the whole nature is a step-by-step process, and beginning of autumn is a turning point in which the Yang gradually closes, the Yin gradually grows, and the Yang gradually gets cloudy. As Guanzi said, "Autumn begins in Yin Qi, so everything gains."

As the saying goes, "It's cool in early autumn in the morning and hot in early autumn at night", that is to say, if beginning of autumn is early, the weather will soon get cold, and if beginning of autumn is late, the temperature will continue to rise. Generally speaking, beginning of autumn is between June and July in the lunar calendar. If beginning of autumn is in June of the lunar calendar, it is considered as "early autumn"; if beginning of autumn is not in July, it is certainly considered as "late autumn".

The custom of solar terms in beginning of autumn

1, autumn festival begins

This custom began in the Zhou Dynasty. On the day of beginning of autumn, the emperor personally led the princes and doctors of three counties and six counties to welcome autumn in this suburb and held a sacrificial ceremony.

2. After "autumn fertilizer"

In early autumn, people are popular to weigh themselves with hanging scales and compare them with those in long summer. Because people in summer have no appetite, and most of them are thinner. With the autumn wind, my appetite is wide open, and the way to make up for the loss in summer is to "paste autumn fat": beginning of autumn eats stew, barbecue, braised pork, etc., and "paste fat with meat".

3. Eating Autumn

Some places are also called "biting autumn". Eating watermelon or cantaloupe on this day in beginning of autumn is called "biting autumn", which means it is extremely hot in hot summer. Take a bite when you get to beginning of autumn. It is said that prickly heat in autumn can be avoided. Or eat watermelon and soju together. People think it can prevent malaria.