When is autumn today?

Exact time in beginning of autumn in 2023: August 8th at 2: 22,41sec.

Sooner or later, beginning of autumn distinguishes:

Morning and afternoon: 2023 is early autumn.

A day is defined by noon. If beginning of autumn time is in the morning, then this year's beginning of autumn is considered as "early autumn". If this time in beginning of autumn is in the afternoon, then this year's beginning of autumn is "late autumn". Beginning of autumn time in 2023 is 2: 22 a.m. 4 1 sec on August 8, 2023, which is relatively early and belongs to early autumn.

According to the lunar calendar: 2023 is early autumn.

Because the lunar month is not fixed, although the solar terms in beginning of autumn are traditional solar terms, they are all calculated according to the lunar calendar. According to the lunar calendar, if June is beginning of autumn, it means "early autumn" and July is beginning of autumn, it means "late autumn". Beginning of autumn time in 2023 is June 22nd of the lunar calendar, so it is early autumn.

Folk customs in early autumn

1, paste autumn fat

People generally weigh themselves in early autumn and compare them with those in long summer. With the autumn wind, I have a big appetite and want to eat something good to make up for the loss in summer. The remedy is to "paste autumn fertilizer": to eat delicious food, of course, meat is the first choice, the so-called "paste autumn fertilizer with meat"

Step 2 weigh the water

On Sundays, people fill containers of the same size with water before and after beginning of autumn, and then weigh them. If there is more water in front of beginning of autumn, it means there is more water, so there will be less rain in autumn; If there is a lot of water behind beginning of autumn, there will be more rain in autumn, which may lead to autumn waterlogging.

3, gnawing autumn

Chewing autumn, also known as biting autumn, is a custom of Han nationality 18 years old. That is, eating melons that day in beginning of autumn. Tianjin pays attention to eating watermelon or cantaloupe in beginning of autumn, which is called "biting autumn", which means that it is hot in summer, and you will take a bite when you arrive in beginning of autumn. Jiangsu and other places also eat watermelon to "bite the autumn" in beginning of autumn. They say it's unnecessary to get itchy in autumn. In Zhejiang and other places, beginning of autumn eats watermelon and soju every day, which is thought to prevent malaria.

Step 4 eat "slag"

In Shandong, Sichuan and other regions, it is popular for beginning of autumn to eat "dregs", a kind of small tofu made of tofu and vegetables. There is a saying that "adults and children eat beginning of autumn dregs without spitting or pulling".

5. Busy meetings in autumn

Autumn Busy Party is one of the customs in beginning of autumn. It is usually held in July and August of the lunar calendar. This is a business and trade conference to prepare for the busy autumn. Its purpose is to exchange production tools, sell livestock and exchange food and daily necessities.