Auther：2022-09-22
The autumn equinox is the sixteenth of the twenty-four solar terms and the four solar terms of autumn. Autumn equinox, Fen means equal division and half, in addition to referring to the equal equinox of day and night, there is also a layer of meaning that the autumn is divided equally. After the autumn equinox, the days are short and the nights are long, the temperature difference increases, and the temperature drops rapidly and significantly in most parts of the country. Cool breeze, clear blue sky, fragrant cinnamon, fat crab and yellow chrysanthemum, are the iconic scenery of the autumn equinox. The autumn equinox is also the most precious harvest time of the year. Since 2018, the autumn equinox has been set up as the Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival to pay tribute to farmers and praise the harvest in China.
The autumn equinox has three waits: First waits for the thunder to begin to stop sounding. By the time of the autumn equinox, the thunder gradually ceases and is rarely heard; Second waits for the reclusive insect to seal their home with fine soil. At the autumn equinox. When the cold struck, the insects in the cave began to prepare for the cold winter, making the cave stronger and the opening of the cave smaller; Third waits for the water to dry up. Autumn precipitation decreases, and the water left over from summer rain gradually dries up, so the river is relieved and the flow of water is no longer turbulent. The beauty of autumn often lies in the quiet beauty of water, and the quiet beauty of water often gives people the feeling of immortality in the years.
During the autumn equinox, there are many customs, such as to sacrifice to moon, to eat autumn vegetables, to balance eggs, to send autumn cattle, to stick sparrow‘s mouth, to flying kites, etc., which still continue in many places... The simple working people, in awe of nature, also rely on the gifts of nature to live. The autumn equinox is the cutting point of the cold and warm boundary, the end point from cultivation to harvest, and the starting point from hustle and bustle to tranquility. The years come again and again, we meet glorious flowers in spring and solid fruits in autumn, to face the future with peaceful attitude, only ask about cultivation, do not ask about the harvest, in order to live up to the good time of autumn.
