Social day and autumnal equinox, high gas, just celebrate the harvest 丨 folk calendar · Twenty -four solar terms

"In the autumnal equinox, the yin and yang are half -phase, so the day and night are all cold and summer."

Wait for the day and night, divide the autumn color. Among the autumn, the fourth solar terms in autumn -autumn equinox is coming. According to the "Moon Order Seventy -two End Collection" records: "In mid -August, the solution see the spring equinox." "There is another meaning, which means to divide the autumn.

As one of the "four -o'clock section", the autumnal equinox has been valued by people since ancient times, and the autumnal equinox has been a traditional "Moon Festival", and the Mid -Autumn Festival has evolved from "autumn night sacrifice moon". In agricultural activities, the coming of autumn equinox also predicts the arrival of the harvest season. The harvest of the late rice, rushing to flip the land on sunny days, prepare rapeseed to sow ... A busy scene in the field, you can only see the busy figures of the farmers.

When the farmers were too busy, the annual "Autumn Society" came. Qiuhe refers to the days of ancient Chinese sacrifice land gods. "According to the traditional algorithm, the fifth day after the beginning of autumn is the autumn club. Generally speaking, the time of the autumn club is about before and after the solar terms." According to Liu Xiaochang, a folklore expert, the ancient Chinese land gods and sacrifice land gods were described in ancient China. The place is called "social". According to the folk customs, every season when sowing or harvesting, farmers must set up their sacrifice to pray or thank the land god. "Society and day sacrifice stems from the worship and awe of the land in ancient times, and it also shows the ancients' belief in the land god."

In Liu Xiaochang's memory, the autumn clubs are very lively every year. It is not only an important day for the people to celebrate the harvest, but also to host temple fairs, which is the old agricultural capital festival, and conduct entertainment activities such as "social opera". "During the Qinushe, Chengdu was lively. People were gathered in a community, and the play teams, shadow dramas, puppet shows ... Everyone who came to visit the meeting was dazzling. The gourd opened as a bowl, put a bowl of food "Social Fan", take it back to eat, and eat it. "

"Yu Yu residue the day in court Huai, the social drums and the temples returned. Seeing the sacred plate of meat, it was unbearable to the cold." The scene of the Qiuhe. Liu Xiaochang said that in the future, the Qiuhe was not limited to sacrificing land gods, but also various cultural and entertainment activities. "In Old Chengdu, there are customs in the famous large field town around the city, such as cluster bridge, Tianhui Town and other places, all have the custom of holding the autumn clubs. Farmers took advantage of the autumn club to watch the social drama in the town and visit the temple fair. The peasant family in it has to come together to make fun. "

Speaking of many of the many projects that are popular in the Qiuhe Day, the "social opera" is beyond. Liu Xiaochang explained that the social opera is to pay for God, but the acting teams are required to be funded. The costs are mostly funded by local gangs, guilds and other funding. Everyone has money to pay for money. The social drama of the day is done.

"Generally, large towns are available in opera buildings. Several Sichuan opera teams can be played at the same time in the city. The level is high and low. Sometimes you can also invite Sichuan opera fame to perform. Selecting an empty dam on the day. The shadow play is usually performed at night. The most loved dolls, and there are dozens of dolls sitting around before the show. In addition to the social drama, the temple fair is hot. Busy trading is busy. "

The autumn equinox has arrived, and the autumn is deepened. There are few days of Gao Yuanming and cool and pleasant weather. Before the deeper chill comes, you might as well grasp the time and enjoy the autumn scenery.

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