The origin and customs of Autumn?

Autumn, is the "twenty-four solar terms" of the thirteenth solar term, the first solar term of autumn . Doo refers to the southwest, the sun reaches 135 ° yellow longitude, in the annual calendar August 7 or 8 cross section. Changes in the entire natural world are gradual processes, and the beginning of autumn is a turning point in which Yang Qi gradually closes and Yin Qi gradually grows, gradually transforming from Yang Sheng to Yin Sheng. In the natural world, everything begins to grow from luxuriant growth tends to depression and maturity.

After entering the fall, the transition from the summer rainy and hot and humid to the fall less rainy and dry climate. In nature, the qi of yin and yang begins to shift, and everything gradually declines as the yang sinks.

The most noticeable change in autumn is that the leaves of grass and trees change from lush green to yellow and begin to fall, while crops begin to ripen. Autumn is one of the "Four Seasons and Eight Festivals" in ancient times, and the folk have the custom of sacrificing to the god of the land to celebrate the harvest. There are also customs such as "sticking autumn fat" and "biting autumn".

Customs of Autumn

1, sacrificing to the God of the land: Autumn is the season of harvest, the folk have sacrificed to the God of the land, to celebrate the custom of the harvest.

2, gnawing autumn melon: in the south, there is "autumn gnawing autumn melon" custom, in the autumn of the day to eat more watermelon, in order to prevent the autumn dryness, the formation of customs over time. The Republic of China published the "capital of the record": "the day before the autumn, food watermelon, known as gnawing autumn." Also has the meaning of welcoming the arrival of autumn.

3, stick autumn fat: folk popular in the autumn this day to hanging scales to weigh people, the weight of the summer with the contrast to test the fat and thin, weight loss is called "bitter summer". At that time, people's judgment of health, often only fat and thin as a standard. The way to make up for this is to "put on the fall fat", which is the way to make up for the thinness.

The above is a reference to the Baidu Encyclopedia. Baidu Encyclopedia - Autumn