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What is the poem pushed by Xiaomi calendar in early autumn?

Today, my early autumn millet is pushing: Summer is gone and autumn is cool, and beginning of autumn is coming.

Beginning of autumn is the first 13 of the 24 solar terms, the first solar term in autumn and the starting point of autumn. The time point is August 7-9 of the Gregorian calendar every year. From this day on, autumn began, and autumn was crisp. Since then, the temperature has gradually decreased from the hottest time.

Beginning of autumn means that autumn is coming, flowers and trees are beginning to bear fruit and get pregnant, and it's harvest time. Therefore, people have the custom of offering sacrifices to the land gods and celebrating the harvest in early autumn. There is a custom of "beginning of autumn gnawing autumn melons" in the south. Eat more watermelons in autumn to prevent autumn dryness and form a custom for a long time. Zizhi, published in the Republic of China, records: "beginning of autumn ate watermelon the day before, which is called gnawing autumn." It also means welcoming the arrival of autumn.