Is the beginning of autumn in the lunar calendar or the Gregorian calendar? Is this day a day for sacrifice?
The Beginning of Autumn is the beginning of autumn and the season of harvest. Many people have doubts about its specific time. So, is the time of the Beginning of Autumn according to the lunar calendar or the Gregorian calendar? Is this day a day for sacrifice? The seventh month of the lunar calendar is the seventh month of the year, and it also officially marks the beginning of the second half of the year. Let’s go to Shuimo.com to learn about the do’s and don’ts of every day in the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2022!Is the beginning of autumn in the lunar calendar or the Gregorian calendar?The 24 solar terms are part of the lunar calendar, which is a combined lunar and solar calendar. Because it has lunar elements, it is quite different from the solar calendar. We follow the lunar calendar, after all, we have a holiday for the Spring Festival, but we do not agree with the traditional standard of dividing summer and autumn based on the Beginning of Autumn in the 24 solar terms. So there are currently two standards left for us to choose from: one is the meteorological standard, which indicates the end of summer when the average daily temperature is below 22 degrees for five consecutive days; the other is a partial statistical standard, which regards June to August as summer and September to November as autumn, and August 31 as the end of summer. Therefore, the time of the Beginning of Autumn is according to the Gregorian calendar.Is this a day of sacrifice?The Beginning of Autumn was one of the "Four Seasons and Eight Festivals" in ancient times. People had the custom of worshiping the god of the land and celebrating the harvest. As early as in the Zhou Dynasty, on the day of the Beginning of Autumn, the emperor personally led the three dukes, nine ministers, princes and officials to the western suburbs to welcome autumn and hold sacrificial ceremonies. The Han Dynasty continued this custom and killed animals as sacrifices to express the intention of showing off one's military prowess in autumn. There is a folk custom of predicting whether the weather will be cool or hot at the beginning of autumn. In the "Monthly Orders for Four Classes of People" by Cui Yan of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was recorded: "In the morning when the beginning of autumn begins, it is chilly; in the evening when the beginning of autumn begins, it is very hot." In the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty·Records of Sacrifices", it was recorded: "On the day of the beginning of autumn, people welcome autumn in the western suburbs and offer sacrifices to the White Emperor. The carriages, flags and clothes are all white, and they sing "Xi Hao" and the "Yu Ming" dance of the Eight Yi. The emperor also goes into the garden to shoot animals to offer to the ancestral temple. This ceremony is called "Qiu Liu". Killing animals as sacrifices means to show the power of military force when autumn comes." In the Tang Dynasty, sacrifices were also made to the Five Emperors on the day of the beginning of autumn. "New Book of Tang Dynasty·Ritual and Music Records": "At the beginning of autumn and the beginning of winter, sacrifices are made to the Five Emperors in the four suburbs."The time and hexagram of the beginning of autumn in 2022The beginning of autumn in 2022: August 7, the tenth day of the seventh lunar month <br /> Hexagram: Wind and Heaven Xiaoxu (Xiaoxu hexagram)The hexagram says Xiaoxu. Heng. Dense clouds but no rain, from the western suburbs. The wind is blowing in the sky, Xiaoxu. A gentleman is virtuous and cultured. Vernacular explanation of the Xiaoxu hexagram: auspicious. There were thick clouds in the western suburbs, but no rain came. "Xiang Ci" says: The upper hexagram is Xun, Xun represents wind; the lower hexagram is Qian, Qian represents sky. The gentle wind blows the earth, and the grass and trees grow taller and taller, vigorously. This is the hexagram of Xiaochu. A gentleman, observing this hexagram, should take it as an example to stimulate the harmony of all things, encourage himself to be a good example, and promote moral education. |
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