Clouds harvest summer color, wood leaves move autumn sound.
Beginning of Autumn is the 13th solar term in the 24 solar terms and the first solar term of autumn, indicating that the hot summer is coming to an end and autumn is coming.
The beginning of autumn is divided into three Hou: a hou cool wind to; White dew in the second hou; The cicadas chirp in the third monsoon.
Beginning of autumn due to the summer residual heat has not been eliminated, the autumn sun is raging, especially around the beginning of autumn, many areas are still in the heat, known as "autumn tiger".
Custom of Beginning of autumn
Worship the earth god
Autumn is the harvest season, the folk have the custom of offering sacrifices to the god of the land and celebrating the harvest.
Nibble in the autumn
Eating autumn, also known as biting autumn, that is, eating watermelon or melon in the autumn day to prevent autumn dryness. Meaning the hot summer, the heat is too difficult, when the autumn, bite it, but also to meet the arrival of autumn. It is said that eating watermelon on the day of beginning of autumn can not give birth to autumn prickly rash. In addition, take watermelon and soju in autumn to eat together, which is believed to prevent malaria.
Fall fatten
Summer weather is hot, people\'s appetite is not good, weight loss. With the advent of autumn, appetite is open, want to eat more good, compensate for the loss of summer, make up the way is to "stick autumn fat", eat delicious food.
Sun in autumn
Sun autumn is a typical agricultural custom phenomenon, autumn is the harvest season, in Hunan, Guangxi, Anhui, Jiangxi and other villagers living in the mountains, due to the complex terrain, the village is very little flat, had to use the house in front of the house and their own windowsill roof frame to sun, hanging crops, called sun autumn.
Start of autumn health
Nourishing Yin and moistening dryness
The beginning of autumn is still in the hot season, although the night is cooler, but the daytime temperature is still high, the climate is dry. Dryness is moistening, so you should eat some Shengjin nourishing Yin, moistening juicy food, such as sesame, honey, tremella tremella, dairy and other foods with moisturizing effect, eat less spicy, fried food. The humidity in the air in autumn is small, the skin is easy to dry, and the body should be supplemented with water and vitamins in time.
Go to bed early and get up early
The beginning of autumn season, Yang gradually closed, Yin qi gradually longer, is the season from Yang sheng gradually transformed into Yin sheng, but also the human body Yin metabolism Yang Xiao Yin long transition period. In daily life, we should begin to "sleep early and get up early", sleep early to comply with the convergence of Yang Qi, and get up early to stretch lung Qi. Go to bed early and get up early to ensure adequate rest and improve the body\'s resistance to seasonal changes.
Regulate the spleen and stomach
Beginning of autumn is the early autumn season, the heat is not exhausted, the temperature is still high, the air humidity is also larger. After a summer, people\'s body consumption is great, and many people\'s spleen and stomach are weak. At this time, regulating the spleen and stomach should focus on clearing heat, diuresis and strengthening the spleen, so that the evil of damp and heat in the body can be discharged from the urine and promote the recovery of spleen and stomach function. You can eat some such as Gorgon euryale fruit, yam and other spleen and stomach food.
Proper movement
Beginning of autumn is the beginning of autumn, the morning after the beginning of autumn is not cold, not hot, the temperature is pleasant, is a good time to carry out a variety of exercise, people can choose different exercise projects according to their own specific circumstances, but it is not appropriate to do the exercise of large amount of exercise, especially the elderly, children and physical weakness, to prevent excessive sweating, Yang depletion.