What does the autumnal equinox mean? What does the autumnal equinox mean?
The autumnal equinox symbolizes the harvest in autumn.
The autumnal equinox divides day and night equally, and the sun is on the horizon all day, which also symbolizes the joy of autumn harvest. After that, as the direct point of the sun continued to move southward, a six-month polar night began near the North Pole, which gradually expanded and then narrowed. A six-month polar day began near the South Pole, which gradually expanded and then narrowed. "The autumn equinox is half cloudy and half sunny, so it is cold and hot day and night." The autumnal equinox means "half"
What does the autumnal equinox mean?
Traditionally, the autumnal equinox is not only the end of autumn harvest and winter storage, but also the beginning of summer sowing and spring ploughing. As an agricultural proverb in North China says: "The white dew is early, the cold dew is late, and the autumn equinox is the time to plant wheat." Therefore, China has established the annual autumnal equinox as "China Farmers Harvest Festival", which is a tribute and inheritance to the traditional "twenty-four solar terms" and the crystallization of ancient wisdom.
What season does the autumnal equinox represent: the middle of autumn.
The autumnal equinox is the sixteenth solar term in the twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar, usually from September 22nd to 24th every year. The climate in the south began to decline from this solar term. First, on this day, the sun reached the longitude of the Yellow River 180 degrees, and directly hit the equator of the earth. Therefore, in most parts of the earth, 24 hours are divided equally, each being 12 hours. Near the North Pole (90 north latitude) and the South Pole (90 south latitude), the special phenomenon that "the sun circles on the horizon all day" can be observed on this day.
After the autumnal equinox, the northern hemisphere has shorter days and longer nights (shorter days than nights), while the southern hemisphere has longer days and shorter nights (longer days than nights). After the autumnal equinox, the polar night range near the North Pole and the polar sun range near the South Pole gradually expanded. According to the division of seasons in ancient China, which began with beginning of spring, Changxia, beginning of autumn and beginning of winter, the autumnal equinox falls within 90 days of autumn and is divided equally in autumn.
Autumn equinox solar terms, not only in the north, but also in most parts of the south, began to enter autumn, and the summer heat quickly subsided. The so-called "half-combination of yin and yang" means that at the autumnal equinox, the qi and yin of heaven and earth flourish and yang decline, and they are close to each other. Compared with the lush summer, flowers and trees wither, plants and leaves fall, people's mood is also prone to produce a feeling of desolation and depression. The most typical representative of this "autumn depression" mentality is Song Yu's "autumn sadness is qi" in the Warring States period.
Autumnal equinox regimen
1, adjust diet to prevent autumn dryness
When the autumnal equinox arrives, the yin is getting stronger and the yang is getting stronger, so we should pay attention to prevent autumn dryness. Therefore, we should pay attention to eating more warm food in our diet. Air is short of water, and human body is short of water, so we need to replenish water, but drinking boiled water can't resist the water shortage effect brought by autumn dryness. The ancients had a good prescription for autumn dryness, that is, "salt water in the morning and honey soup at night."
In other words, drinking light salt water during the day and honey water at night is not only a good way to replenish human body water, but also a good way to keep fit in autumn. Moreover, you should eat more pears, which can moisten the lungs, resolve phlegm and relieve cough, and is a good fruit for health preservation in autumn. It is worth reminding that after the autumnal equinox, the cold atmosphere is getting stronger and stronger. People with poor spleen and stomach and frequent diarrhea can easily induce or aggravate diseases if they eat too much fruit.
2. Appropriate "autumn freezing" to prevent colds
As the saying goes: Spring covers autumn, why should it be frozen in autumn? According to our Chinese medicine, the harmony between man and nature becomes harmonious. After the autumnal equinox, the weather turns cool, the vegetation withers gradually, the atmosphere of heaven and earth gradually converges, and so do people. Wearing less clothes in autumn actually contributes to the convergence of autumn. From the point of view of modern medicine, the temperature difference between morning and evening in autumn is large, so it is necessary to increase or decrease clothes in time according to the weather change and everyone's physical condition, which can prevent colds.
Autumn health should be based on "harvest". Exercise should choose relaxed and gentle events with little exercise. You can also do some cold-resistant exercise and aerobic exercise, such as walking, playing Tai Ji Chuan, riding a bike and dancing. In short, you can achieve the purpose of exercise without sweating a lot. Washing your face with cold water at ordinary times has a certain effect on preventing colds.
It is a good time to nourish yin and tonify kidney.
The autumnal equinox solar terms really entered autumn. As a solar term with equal time between day and night, we should also keep the body's "Yin-Yang secret" according to the law of Yin-Yang balance in health preservation. In addition to moistening dryness, the autumnal equinox is a good time to nourish yin and tonify kidney. After the autumnal equinox, the weather is getting colder and the nights are getting longer and longer. It is advisable to go to bed early and get up early. 10 should get up early, but not too early, and spicy food should not be too much. Choose more peaceful foods, nourishing yin does not hurt the spleen and stomach.