When in 2023, when in early autumn?
Beginning of autumn is calculated according to the lunar calendar, usually around the eighth day of August. The specific time is based on the time when the sun reaches longitude 135, that is, the time when the sun reaches longitude 3 15. As of Wednesday, August 23rd, 202317: 01:06 (the eighth day of the seventh lunar month in 2023).
Beginning of autumn is 13 of the 24 solar terms and the first solar term in autumn. On August 7th or 8th every year, beginning of autumn is considered as the time when the sun reaches 135. Beginning of autumn's "beginning of autumn" is the beginning, and "autumn" refers to the mature period of crops, that is, summer is cool. It marks the official start of autumn. After beginning of autumn, the north wind began to blow in many areas of our country, and the south wind gradually weakened, which brought coolness to people.
Traditional customs in early autumn:
1, Sacrifice to the Land God: Autumn is the harvest season, and there is a folk custom of offering sacrifices to the Land God to celebrate the harvest.
2. Eat autumn melons: In the south, there is a custom of "beginning of autumn eats autumn melons". Eat more watermelons in autumn to prevent autumn dryness and form a custom for a long time. The day before beginning of autumn, eating watermelon was called eating autumn. It also means welcoming the arrival of autumn.
3. Sticking autumn fat: It is popular among the people to weigh people by hanging scales in early autumn and compare them with those in long summer to test their obesity. Losing weight is called "bitter summer". At that time, people often judged health only by being fat and thin. Of course, weight loss needs to be "supplemented", and the way to make up is to "paste autumn fertilizer".
4. Sunbathing in autumn: Sunbathing in autumn is a typical agricultural custom phenomenon with strong regional characteristics. Villagers living in mountainous areas such as Hunan, Guangxi, Anhui and Jiangxi. It has become a traditional agricultural custom to use the roof in front of the house and the window sill to hang crops.