The Beauty of Seasons - Beginning of Autumn | Does Beginning of Autumn also have a distinction between "early" and "late"? Season
On August 7th, Tianjin, Xinhua News Agency reported that "the clouds have turned summer, and the leaves of trees are moving with the sound of autumn." At 2:23 am Beijing time on August 8th, the beginning of autumn, one of the twenty-four solar terms, will usher in. From this season on, the yang energy gradually decreases, and all things become introverted, starting to grow from prosperity to maturity.
Tianjin folk customs expert and columnist introduced by National Day that although the name of this solar term carries the word "autumn", the beginning of autumn is only the arrival of autumn in the astronomical sense, not the beginning of autumn in meteorology. The division of seasons in terms of climate is mainly based on the variation of "average temperature", that is, if the average temperature of the local area is below 22 degrees Celsius for five consecutive days, it can be considered as autumn in terms of climate.
After the beginning of autumn, it takes time for the heat to dissipate and the temperature to decrease. Many parts of China are still in the hot summer season, and there is a folk saying that "the beginning of autumn is actually hotter than the heat of summer, and it feels like a fire before and after noon.".
After the onset of the summer solstice on July 11th, people who had endured the hot and humid weather of steaming on top and boiling on the bottom for a while were eager for a cool autumn breeze to blow earlier. In some regions of China, the folk custom of starting autumn is further divided into "early start of autumn" and "late start of autumn".
Specifically, there are roughly two different classification methods: the first method takes the seventh lunar month as a reference. If the beginning of autumn has not yet entered the seventh lunar month, it is called "early beginning of autumn". Conversely, if the beginning of autumn has already entered the seventh lunar month, it is called "late beginning of autumn". Therefore, the corresponding lunar date for this year's beginning of autumn is June 22nd, which belongs to "early beginning of autumn"; The second classification method is based on time points, with 0:00 to 12:00 being "early start of autumn" and 12:00 to 24:00 being "late start of autumn". Therefore, this year's start of autumn belongs to "early start of autumn".
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As a result, many folk sayings and sayings have emerged, such as "In the early autumn, the cool breeze blows; in the late autumn, the heat dies the ox", "In the early autumn, throw away the fan; in the late autumn, the heat never stops", and so on.
According to the National Day holiday, these folk sayings have been passed down from generation to generation. Although they have some truth, there is no rigorous scientific basis. The main factors that affect the climate are solar radiation, atmospheric circulation, and human activities. Therefore, the timing of the beginning of autumn is early or late, and there is no clear correspondence between the hot or not hot weather.
Regardless of the morning or evening, the scorching temperatures have come to an end, and the season is moving towards the beginning of autumn. Falling leaves know autumn, and time welcomes abundance. Autumn is the season of harvest and also the season that evokes infinite longing. Let's welcome the arrival of the beginning of autumn together in folk activities such as "biting autumn", "touching autumn", and "sticking autumn fat". Let's all say "it's a cool autumn day".