Unofficial observance
Autumn Equinox
Dates specified for each year
An autumn solar term when day and night are roughly equal in length.
How did it begin?
It is defined by the Sun crossing the celestial equator from north to south. Farmers traditionally continued the harvest, gathering grain and drying peppers and greens.
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