Is it still hot in beginning of autumn on August 8th?

August 8, 2023 will be very hot after autumn.

Beginning of autumn time in 2023 is August 8th, 2023, and long summer time in 2023 is August 23rd, 2023. It won't be cold after beginning of autumn, but it will be even colder after the summer solar term, so it will be hotter after beginning of autumn for about half a month.

Beginning of autumn is the thirteenth of the twenty-four solar terms, and it is the beginning of autumn. The bucket refers to the southwest, and the sun reaches the longitude of 135, and it is celebrated on August 7 or 8 of the Gregorian calendar every year. "Reason" means the beginning; "Autumn" means that the grain is ripe. The change of the whole nature is a step-by-step process, and beginning of autumn is a turning point in which the Yang gradually closes, the Yin gradually grows, and the Yang gradually gets cloudy. In nature, everything begins to mature from luxuriance.

Traditional customs in early autumn

1, offering sacrifices to the land god

Autumn is the harvest season, and people have the custom of offering sacrifices to the land gods and celebrating the harvest.

2, gnawing autumn melons

There is a custom of "beginning of autumn gnawing autumn melons" in the south. Eat more watermelons in autumn to prevent autumn dryness and form a custom for a long time. The Records of the Capital published in the Republic of China recorded: "beginning of autumn ate watermelon the day before, which is called gnawing autumn." It also means welcoming the arrival of autumn.

3. Paste autumn fertilizer

People weigh themselves with hanging scales in early autumn and compare them with those in long summer to test their obesity. Losing weight is called "bitter summer". Of course, weight loss needs to be "supplemented", and the way to make up is to "paste autumn fertilizer".

4, basking in autumn

Sunbathing in autumn is a typical agricultural custom phenomenon with strong regional characteristics. Villagers living in mountainous areas such as Hunan, Guangxi, Anhui and Jiangxi. It has become a traditional agricultural custom to use the roof in front of the house and the window sill to hang crops.