Introduction to the characteristics of the Autumnal Equinox. What does it mean to send the Autumn Ox during the Autumnal Equinox?

Introduction to the characteristics of the Autumnal Equinox. What does it mean to send the Autumn Ox during the Autumnal Equinox?
The Autumnal Equinox is the middle day of autumn, dividing the autumn season in half. With each autumn rain, there is a chill, and the weather begins to gradually turn cooler. Each solar term in each stage has its own characteristics. Here is an introduction to the characteristics of the Autumnal Equinox. What does it mean to send the Autumn Ox during the Autumnal Equinox? Shuimoxiansheng.com has carefully compiled detailed information about the eighth month of the lunar calendar in 2019. If you want to know the auspicious and inauspicious days in the eighth month of the lunar calendar, just go to Shuimoxiansheng.com.

Introduction to the characteristics of the Autumnal Equinox

The Three Phases of the Autumnal Equinox
[First Period] Thunder begins to subside: The ancients believed that thunder was caused by the flourishing of Yang energy. After the Autumnal Equinox, Yin energy began to flourish, so thunder stopped.
[Second Phase] Hibernating insects: Some small insects that emerged from the ground during the Spring Equinox will gradually return to the soil after the Autumnal Equinox to prepare for winter.
[Three Signs] Water begins to dry up: The water vapor will not be as abundant as in the summer and will begin to gradually dry up, so we will feel that the air is getting drier and drier.

"Two Meanings of the Autumnal Equinox"
"One Meaning": The day and night are of equal length . The sun reaches 180 degrees of ecliptic longitude on this day, directly shining on the earth's equator. Therefore, in most parts of the world, the 24 hours of this day are evenly divided into day and night, 12 hours each. After the autumnal equinox, the sun's direct point begins to enter the southern hemisphere from the equator, and the days in the northern hemisphere begin to become shorter and the nights longer, with the daytime starting to be shorter than the night within a day. The area near the North Pole is also about to usher in six consecutive months of long nights and six consecutive months of everlasting starry skies in the year.
《Second meaning》: The climate changes from hot to cool . According to the ancient Chinese seasonal division method that uses the Beginning of Spring, Beginning of Summer, Beginning of Autumn and Beginning of Winter as the beginning of the four seasons, the Autumnal Equinox is located in the middle of the 90 days of autumn, dividing the autumn season equally.

The climate of the autumnal equinox has three main characteristics:
《1》The position of direct sunlight continues to move from the equator to the southern hemisphere, and the daytime in the northern hemisphere becomes shorter than the nighttime, until the shortest daytime is reached on the winter solstice.
《2》The temperature difference between day and night will gradually increase, and the range will be higher than 10℃;
《3》The temperature drops day by day, getting colder day by day, and gradually entering the late autumn season. The situation in the Southern Hemisphere is exactly the opposite.

What does it mean to send the Autumn Ox during the Autumnal Equinox?

Sending off the Autumn Ox at the Autumnal Equinox
The Autumnal Equinox is about to arrive, and people will send pictures of autumn oxen to every household. The picture is made of red or yellow paper with the lunar calendar solar terms of the whole year printed on them, as well as a picture of farmers plowing the fields. It is called the "Autumn Ox Picture". The people who sent the pictures were all folk singers who were good at speaking. They mainly talked about autumn ploughing and auspiciousness that did not violate the farming season. Every time they went to a house, they would be inspired by the scene and say whatever they saw, until the owner was happy and gave them money. Although the words come out casually, every sentence is rhythmic and pleasant to the ear. It is commonly known as "Shuo Qiu", and people who speak autumn are called "Qiu Guan".

Autumnal Equinox Diet:

Autumn belongs to the lung. Sour taste astringes and nourishes the lungs, while spicy taste disperses and drains the lungs.
Therefore, it is better to contract than to disperse in autumn. Try to eat less spicy foods such as onions and ginger, and eat more sour and sweet fruits and vegetables. At the same time, autumn dryness can easily damage body fluids, causing dryness of the throat, nose, lips, as well as dry cough, hoarseness, chapped skin, dry stools and other dry symptoms. It is advisable to choose more sweet, cold and moisturizing foods, such as lily, white fungus, yam, autumn pear, lotus root, persimmon, sesame, duck meat, etc., to moisten the lungs, produce body fluids, nourish yin and clear dryness. The most nourishing soups in Guangdong have always been the ones that people drink in autumn, and they are very useful at this time. For example , green radish and tangerine peel duck soup, polygonatum, lily and lean pork soup, papaya, corn, peanut and raw fish soup, pomelo flower and pork liver soup, fig and white crucian carp soup, and king flower, candied dates and pork soup are all family health products.

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