Happy Mid-Autumn Festival 1
One of the four traditional festivals in China
The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, Moonlight Festival, Moon Night, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Worship Festival, Moon Festival, Moon Festival, Reunion Festival, etc., is a traditional Chinese folk festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the Qiu Xi festival in ancient times. Since ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival has folk customs such as offering sacrifices to the moon, admiring the moon, eating moon cakes, watching lanterns, appreciating osmanthus flowers, drinking osmanthus wine, etc., which have been passed down to this day and endure for a long time.
The Mid-Autumn Festival originated in ancient times, popularized in the Han Dynasty, shaped in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, and prevailed after the Song Dynasty. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a synthesis of autumn seasonal customs, and most of the festival and customs elements it contains have ancient origins. The Mid-Autumn Festival uses the full moon to signify the reunion of people, as a sustenance to miss the hometown, miss the love of relatives, pray for a good harvest and happiness, and become a colorful and precious cultural heritage.
At first, the festival of "Sacrificial Moon Festival" was on the 24th solar term "Autumn Equinox" in the Ganzhi Calendar, and it was later adjusted to the 15th day of the eighth lunar month in the Xia Calendar. The Mid-Autumn Festival, the Spring Festival, the Qingming Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival are also known as the four traditional festivals in China. Influenced by Chinese culture, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also a traditional festival for some countries in East and Southeast Asia, especially the local Chinese and overseas Chinese. On May 20, 2006, it was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list by the State Council. Since 2008, the Mid-Autumn Festival has been listed as a national statutory holiday.
【origin】
The origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival is inseparable from the moon. The Mid-Autumn Festival is the relic of the ancient celestial phenomenon worship - the custom of respecting the moon. In traditional culture, the moon is the same as the sun, and these two alternate celestial bodies have become the objects of worship of the ancestors. In the twenty-four solar terms "autumn equinox", it is the ancient "moon sacrificial festival", and the mid-autumn festival comes from the traditional "autumn equinox sacrificing the moon". According to research, the "Sacrificial Moon Festival" was originally set on the 24th solar term "Autumn Equinox" in the Ganzhi Calendar. However, due to the integration of calendars in historical development, the lunar calendar (Xia calendar) was used, and the "Sacrificial Moon Festival" was later changed from the 24th solar term. The solar term "autumn equinox" is adjusted to the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a synthesis of autumn seasonal customs, and most of the festival and customs elements it contains have ancient origins.
