Transportation Guide for the Beginning of Autumn: When is the Beginning of Autumn in 2020? What can you do to bring good luck?

Transportation Guide for the Beginning of Autumn: When is the Beginning of Autumn in 2020? What can you do to bring good luck?
After the Beginning of Autumn, the heat ends. It is a good time for people to travel to the countryside to welcome the autumn and enjoy the scenery. Even the clouds in the sky appear sparse and free, unlike the thick clouds during the Great Heat of Summer. There has always been a saying among the people that "watch the clever clouds in July and August", which means "go out to welcome the autumn". When is the End of Heat in 2020? What can you do to bring good luck? The lunar calendar is different for different days. What are the days in the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2020? Shui Mo Xiansheng website has prepared relevant articles for you, let’s take a look.

When is the End of Heat in 2020?

The time of End of Heat in 2020 is 23:44:48 on August 22, 2020. Lunar calendar: The fourth day of July (big month) is the beginning of heat, which means "out of heat", meaning the heat leaves. Chushu is the 14th solar term among the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar. It occurs on August 23 of the Gregorian calendar, when the sun reaches 150° of the ecliptic longitude.
The solar term of Chushu means that we are about to enter autumn in meteorological terms. After Chushu, the temperature in the areas north of the Yellow River in China will gradually drop.
On the day of the Beginning of Autumn, the sun’s direct point has moved southward from 23°26′ north latitude on the day of the Summer Solstice to 11°28′ north latitude.
In urban Beijing, the length of daylight has been shortened from 15 hours at the summer solstice to 13 hours and 25 minutes. The altitude of the sun at noon has also dropped from 73°32′ at the summer solstice to 61°34′. People can clearly feel that the sun is beginning to move southward.
As the sun's altitude continues to decrease, the heat it brings also weakens.

What is the Chushu period?

The time of fortune change for people with the metal element as their destiny falls at the hour of Shen on the day of the Chushu solar term.
The so-called change of luck, in numerology, refers to the change of ten-year major fortune or five-year minor fortune. A good change of luck often means that the luck in these ten years (major fortune) or one year (minor fortune) will be relatively stable and smooth, without major disasters. This concept focuses on the word "interchange". At the point in time when the two steps of fortune begin to interchange, the most harmonious, stable and auspicious environment is created to ensure a smooth transition of fortune.
As the saying goes, “Well begun is half done”, people attach great importance to delivery time and strive not to be disturbed or affected by other unfavorable factors. The time of fortune change varies from person to person and needs to be determined according to the five elements of the year's birth chart. The time of fortune change at the Beginning of Autumn refers to the time of fortune change for people with the metal element, which is at the hour of Shen on the day of the Beginning of Autumn.
Precisely because the time of handover is the initial moment when two major fortunes officially begin to take over, there are many requirements and taboos regarding the handover. On the day of the change of luck, especially within the two hours of the change of luck, you must not see or bump into people whose zodiac signs are in conflict, harm, or conflict with your own. You must not meet pregnant women, widows, seriously ill people, or people attending funerals. It is best to stay at home and not go anywhere, and try to avoid the above situations. If you must go out to participate in similar activities, it is recommended to wear a mascot or zodiac Buddha to ward off evil spirits and avoid being possessed by evil spirits.

What can I do to bring good luck?

1. Traveling to welcome autumn <br /> The folk customs around the beginning of the solar term of Chushu are mostly related to ancestor worship and welcoming autumn. Around the time of the Beginning of Autumn, there are folk activities to celebrate the Zhongyuan Festival, commonly known as "the Mid-Autumn Festival" or "Zhongyuan Festival". In the old days, people would have a ceremony to open the Ghost Gate from the beginning of July, and hold activities to give alms to the dead until the end of the month when the Ghost Gate was closed. It is said that the Pudu activity starts with opening the Ghost Gate, then setting up lantern poles and releasing river lanterns to attract lonely souls; the main part is building the Pudu altar, setting up the lonely shed, interspersed with activities such as snatching the lonely soul, and finally ending with closing the Ghost Gate. Today, it has become an important period for ancestor worship. In addition, after the Beginning of Autumn, autumn becomes more intense, which is a good time for people to travel in the countryside to welcome the autumn and enjoy the scenery. After the Beginning of Autumn, the heat ends and even the clouds in the sky appear sparse and free, unlike the thick clouds during the Great Heat of summer. There has always been a saying among the people that "watch the clever clouds in July and August", which means "go out to welcome the autumn".
2. Release river lanterns <br /> River lanterns are also called "lotus lanterns". Generally, a lamp or candle is placed on a base and placed in rivers, lakes or seas on the night of the Ghost Festival, allowing them to float. The purpose of releasing river lanterns is to pray for the salvation of drowned ghosts and other wandering spirits in the water. A passage from Xiao Hong's "The Story of Hulan River" is the best footnote to this custom: "The 15th day of the seventh month is the Ghost Festival; the dead souls and resentful ghosts cannot be reborn, and are lingering in hell in great pain. They want to be reborn, but cannot find the way. If a dead ghost holds a river lantern on this day, he will be reborn."
3. Ancestor worship and autumn welcoming <br /> The folk customs around the beginning of summer are mostly related to ancestor worship and autumn welcoming. Around the time of the Beginning of Autumn, there are folk activities to celebrate the Zhongyuan Festival, commonly known as "the Mid-Autumn Festival" or "Zhongyuan Festival". In the old days, people would have a ceremony to open the Ghost Gate from the beginning of July, and hold activities to give alms to the dead until the end of the month when the Ghost Gate was closed. It is said that the Pudu activity starts with opening the Ghost Gate, then setting up lantern poles and releasing river lanterns to attract lonely souls; the main part is building the Pudu altar, setting up the lonely shed, interspersed with activities such as snatching the lonely soul, and finally ending with closing the Ghost Gate. Today, it has become an important period for ancestor worship.
In addition, after the Beginning of Autumn, autumn becomes more intense, which is a good time for people to travel in the countryside to welcome the autumn and enjoy the scenery. After the Beginning of Autumn, the heat ends and even the clouds in the sky appear sparse and free, unlike the thick clouds during the Great Heat of summer. There has always been a saying among the people that "watch the clever clouds in July and August", which means "go out to welcome the autumn".

During the period from the Beginning of Heat to the Autumnal Equinox, you should also pay attention to:

1. The Beginning of Heat has two external evils: "heat" and "dryness". Therefore, in this season you should go to bed early and get up early. Going to bed early can restrain the yin energy, while getting up early can expand the yang energy. In autumn, it is best to fall asleep at 9 to 10 pm and get up at 5 to 6 am. You should take a nap at noon, which is beneficial to maintaining your energy.
2. Do not sleep with the window open, and cover your abdomen with a thin blanket to prevent your spleen and stomach from getting cold, and prevent colds and diarrhea.
3. In terms of diet, it is advisable to eat more salty food, less spicy food, and avoid bitter food to nourish the spleen and stomach.
4. When exercising and keeping fit, choose activities with less physical exertion and avoid excessive sweating, which will damage the yang energy. The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine says: Nourish yang in spring and summer, and nourish yin in autumn and winter. Only by following the natural order can you avoid getting sick in autumn and winter.

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