Start of Autumn, said autumn, plants began to bear fruit, the harvest season is coming. Therefore, in the Beginning of Autumn, there is a folk custom of offering sacrifices to the earth god and celebrating the harvest.
In the south, there is the custom of “eating autumn melons”. On this day of autumn, eat more watermelon to prevent the autumn dryness and form the custom for a long time. The Capital Annals, published during the Republic of China, recorded: “One day before the start of Autumn, eating watermelon is called eating autumn.” It is also meant to welcome the arrival of autumn.
Community day festival is now generally held in the folk autumn community, the southern coastal areas are still along the ritual community (God of the land) custom, every community day festival, the general worship of the god of the land.
The beginning of autumn every year, with the fruits and vegetables mature, Huangling entered the most prosperous season to bask in the autumn. Drying autumn is a typical phenomenon of agricultural customs. In Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui and other villagers living in the mountainous areas, due to the complex terrain and few flat villages, they have to use the front of the house and their own windowsill, roof frame to dry or hang the crops, which has evolved into a traditional agricultural custom phenomenon over time.
Usually held in July and August of the lunar calendar, it is a business and trade conference to prepare for the autumn rush. Some are held in combination with temple fair activities, and some are held solely for the autumn busy trade conference.
To achieve inner peace, peaceful mind, happy mood, avoid sadness and sadness, even if the sad thing, should also take the initiative to solve, in order to avoid the killing gas, but also should restrain the air, in order to adapt to the autumn Rongping gas.
The beginning of autumn season is the day of high Qi Shuang, should begin to “early to bed and get up early, and the chicken Xing” early to lie in order to comply with the convergence of Yang Qi, early to make lung Qi stretch, and prevent convergence too much. The Beginning of autumn is the beginning of autumn season. The summer heat is not over yet. Although there is a cool breeze, the weather is changeable.