24 The Empeicheless-Autumn equinox

Origin

Around September 23 every year, when the sun reaches 180 degrees of the Yellow Meridian, enter the "autumn equinox" solar term. "Autumn equinox", like "spring equinox", is the earliest solar terms established by the ancients. According to "Spring and Autumn Fanlu · Yin and Yang Entry and Order": "The autumn equinox, the yin and yang phase are half, so the day and night are both cold and summer."

The first is to divide the four seasons in the four seasons in ancient my country with Lichun, Lixia, Lili Autumn, and Lidong. The autumn equinox lived in 90 days in autumn, which was divided into autumn.

The second is that at this time, 24 hours a day, day and night, each 12 hours. Like the "Spring equinox" day on this day, the "autumn equinox" day, the sunlight almost direct the equator 24. After this day, the sunlight shifts south and the northern hemisphere is short and night.

In ancient my country, the autumn equinox were divided into three quilts: "First, the thunder started to accept the sound; The ancients believed that Lei made a sound because of the strong yang. The word "blank" in the second time means thin soil, that is, because the weather becomes cold, the small worm began to hide into the acupoint, and seal the hole with a fine soil to prevent the cold from invading the cold. "The water starts" means that the rainfall begins at this time. Due to the dry weather and the rapid evaporation of the water and gas, the amount of water in the lake and the river becomes less, and some swamps and pudding are dry.

In the autumn equinox, most parts of my country have entered a cool autumn. The cold air south met with the gradually decreased warm and humid air, producing precipitation again and again, and the temperature also dropped again and again. As people often say, when "one autumn rain and one cold", the precipitation after the autumn equinox will not be great. At this time, field farming in the south and north is different. There are farm proverbs in the North China region in my country: "Bai Lu is early, cold dew is late, and autumnal is planted at the time." The proverb clearly stipulates the time of planting winter wheat in the region; while "autumn aquisites are in white clouds, good songs and rice cultivation everywhere" reflects reflection. The time for sowing rice in Jiangnan area. In addition, the taboo of the labor people's taboos on autumn equinox also concluded as a proverb, such as "the autumnal equinox is afraid of lightning, how is the price expensive for Dilai."

---

Eat autumn dish

In the Lingnan area, Xie's surname of Kaiping Cangcheng Town, which was in the past, with the four eups (now adds Heshan), has an incomparable custom, called "Autumn Equality Eat Autumn Cuisine". "Autumn vegetables" is a kind of wild amaranth, which is called "autumn artemisia". On the day of the autumn, everyone in the village went to pick autumn vegetables. When searching in the field, it is more common to be tender and green, thin, about the length of the slap. The recovered autumn vegetables are generally "rolled soup" at home and fish fillets, named "Qiu Tang". There is a smooth way: "Autumn soup is dirty, washing the liver and intestines. The family and the young are safe and healthy." From the autumn, people prayed for peace and health.

---

Folding sticky sparrow mouth

On the day of the autumn equinox, farmers are on vacation according to customs. Each family has to eat soup Yuan, and more than ten or 20 or thirty of Tang Yuan who do not need to be worried. Kan, called sticky bird's mouth, lest the sparrow to destroy the crops. During the autumn equinox, the children are still good for the kite. Especially the day of autumn equinox. Even adults participate. Kite categories include kite kite, catfish kite, squint moth kite, thunderbolt kite, Yueerguang kite. The big one is two meters high, and the small ones are two or three feet. There are kites in the market, which is relatively small, suitable for children to play, and most of them are also confused by themselves. They are large.

---

fly a kite

During the autumn equinox, it is still a good time for Hakka children to fly a kite. Especially on the day of the autumn equinox, even adults participated. Kite categories include kite kite, catfish kite, squint moth kite, thunderbolt kite, and Yueerguang kite. The big ones are two meters high and the small ones are two or three feet.

---

Poetry

"Autumn Night Poems" (North and South Dynasties) Shen Yue

The moon was divided into the night, and the purple smoke was atmosphere.

离 Fireflies are fog, and they are out of the clouds.

Ba Tong is unreasonable, Han women's night slim skirt.

The new knowledge is so, and it will be heard for a long time.

"Late Qing" (Tang) Du Fu

Back to the beginning of the line, the clouds were thin.

Jiang Hongming was drinking, and the rain flew.

The Yan Yan finally went up, and Xiong Yan felt the fat.

The autumnal pole is still there, and Zhulu Xi is slightly slightly.

"Three Visits of Yexi He Lan" (Tang) Jiadao

The leakage clock is still shallow, and the time of the season is about the autumnal equinox.

Quanyu 聒 pine cranes, the wind removes Yueyueyun.

Stepping the moss, the pillow stones lying on the paper.

That is, this is ordinary and quiet.

- END -