Autumnal equinox leaves are getting colder, daylight and night are both longer.
The Autumn equinox is the 16th solar term in the 24 solar terms, "minutes" is half, according to the lunar calendar, the beginning of autumn is the beginning of autumn, to the end of the autumn frost, the autumn equinox is just half of the 90 days from the beginning of autumn to the frost, so it is called "autumn equinox". On this day, the sun is almost directly above the Earth\'s equator, and day and night are the same length around the globe.
In the old days, the autumnal equinox was divided into three pentes: one waiting for thunder to start; Two waiting insects billet household; The water dried up after three seasons.
After the autumn equinox, the direct point of the sun continues to move from the equator to the southern Hemisphere, and the northern Hemisphere begins to have shorter days and longer nights, that is, the day begins to be shorter than the night within a day; The opposite is true in the southern hemisphere. Therefore, the autumn equinox is also called the falling equinox.
Equinox custom
Sacrifice of the moon
The Autumnal equinox used to be a traditional "moon festival". The current Mid-Autumn Festival is derived from the traditional "Moon Festival". According to research, the original "moon festival" was set on the day of the autumn equinox, but because the autumn equinox in the eighth lunar month is different every year, there is not necessarily a full moon, and the moon festival without a moon is a ruin. Therefore, the "Moon Festival" was later transferred from the autumn equinox to the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Standing egg
Autumn equinox, eggs are pretty. During the autumn Equinox, many places will play the interesting game of "vertical egg". Choose a smooth, well-proportioned, fresh egg that is four or five days old and gently stand it up on the table. The activity of "vertical egg" conveys people\'s awe and reverence for life and fertility.
Eat autumn vegetables
"Qiucai" is a kind of wild amaranth, and the villagers call it "autumn wormwood". On the day of the autumn Equinox, the whole village goes to pick autumn vegetables. After washing the collected Qiurai, it is called "autumn soup" with the fish. Eat autumn vegetables, drink autumn soup, the whole family, safe and healthy.
Cattle sending for autumn
In the autumn Equinox season, there will be people who send autumn cattle from house to house. The people who send pictures are some folk good words singers, mainly say some autumn farming and auspicious words, every time to a family is instant, see what to say what, say the master is happy and give money until. Although the words are casual, but every sentence has a rhyme. Commonly known as "say autumn", say autumn people will be called "autumn official".
The health of the autumn equinox
Balanced nutrition
The equalization of day and night in the autumn equinox season, so we should also follow the principle of Yin and Yang balance, and first of all, ensure the diversity of food intake and balanced nutrition. In addition, the reasonable arrangement of three meals a day is also very important, to follow the principle of eating well in the morning, eating at noon, eating less at night, and appropriate deployment. In particular, we should eat more chewy and fiber-rich foods, so that the stomach can better digest and absorb the nutrients in the food, and it is also conducive to maintaining the water in the intestine, playing the role of generating fluid and moistening dryness.
Take care of one\'s life
The recuperation begins early in the morning. Autumn climate is dry, but the early morning is mostly high air, fresh air, is the most comfortable time of the day. To develop the good habit of going to bed early and getting up early is conducive to convergence, so that the lungs are not damaged by autumn dryness and maintain full vitality. In addition, the appropriate early rise in autumn can also shorten or reduce the chance of thrombosis, which is also of certain significance for the prevention of cerebral thrombosis.
Get more sun
The human body can inhibit the secretion of melatonin after adding enough sunlight, however, when autumn comes, the sunlight is no longer as strong as summer, rainy days will gradually increase, this time the human body will increase melatonin, which will inhibit the secretion of thyroxine and adrenaline, will make people feel depressed. Therefore, more sun exposure can make a person\'s mood become open, appear more spiritual. If it is in rainy days, you can turn on the lighting facilities in the house, which can also improve people\'s excitement.
Moderate water consumption
Autumn should drink more boiled water, light tea, etc., in order to nourish Yin moistening dryness, make up for the loss of body fluid, especially should regularly, actively drink more boiled water, even if not thirsty to drink. When drinking water, drink small amounts frequently, rather than drinking too much at once. Studies have found that this method can not only make the body fluid to compensate, but also has no damage to the internal organs. And a large amount of drinking water at a time, but will damage the gastrointestinal function, leading to digestion and absorption disorders.
