What are the solar terms in August?

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

beginning of autumn usually appears on August 7th or 8th of the Gregorian calendar, indicating the official end of summer and the beginning of autumn. Beginning of autumn season, the weather is getting cooler, the grain is maturing, and people will feel the autumn is getting stronger. The summer heat usually occurs on August 23rd or 24th of the Gregorian calendar, indicating that the summer heat is about to pass and enter the cool autumn. In the summer season, 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 terms are specific festivals in the dry calendar that indicate the change of natural rhythm and establish the "December" (monthly order). The 24 solar terms are: beginning of spring, Rain, Sting, Vernal Equinox, Qingming, Grain Rain, long summer, Xiaoman, Mangzhong, Summer Solstice, Slight Summer, Great Summer, beginning of autumn, Chushu, Bailu, Autumn Equinox, Cold Dew, first frost, beginning of winter, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, Winter Solstice, Slight Cold and Great Cold.

the 24 solar terms are the product of ancient farming civilization, which occupies an extremely important position in China's traditional farming society, and farming production is closely related to the rhythm of nature. It is a knowledge system formed by ancient ancestors adapting to agricultural time and observing the movement of celestial bodies to recognize the changing laws of the middle age, climate and phenology.