1, Mid-Autumn Festival began in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, and then prevailed in the Song Dynasty. By the time of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it had become a traditional festival with the same reputation as the Spring Festival. Influenced by Chinese culture, Mid-Autumn Festival has become a traditional festival for local Chinese and overseas Chinese in some countries in East and Southeast Asia.

2. It evolved from offering sacrifices to land gods. In farming society, the harvest of crops plays a vital role for farmers, so people often offer sacrifices to land.

In the past, there were sayings of sowing in spring, harvesting in summer, harvesting in autumn, and storing in winter. When harvesting in autumn, farmers would offer sacrifices to the land gods. The 15th day of the eighth lunar month is the harvest time of crops, so the Mid-Autumn Festival may be a custom that has been inherited from this.

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Mid-Autumn Festival custom:

1, eat moon cakes

Watching the moon and eating moon cakes have become the necessary customs for Mid-Autumn Festival in all parts of China. As the saying goes, "August and 15th are full, and the moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival are fragrant and sweet". The word moon cake originated from Wu Zimu's Dream of Liang Lu in the Southern Song Dynasty, when it was only a snack. Later, people gradually associate enjoying the full moon together with the mooncakes, symbolizing family reunion and carrying their thoughts.

2. Folk Yue Bai

In ancient times, there was a custom of "autumn dusk and evening moon". On the evening moon, that is, to worship the moon god, a big incense table was set up, and moon cakes, watermelons, apples, red dates, plums, grapes and other sacrifices were placed, among which moon cakes and watermelons were absolutely indispensable, and watermelons had to be cut into lotus shapes.

3. Play with lanterns

Mid-Autumn Festival, there are many game activities, first of all, playing with lanterns, Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the three major lantern festivals in China, and playing with lanterns during festivals. Of course, there is no large lantern festival in Mid-Autumn Festival like Lantern Festival, and playing with lanterns is mainly between families and children. As early as the Northern Song Dynasty, the Lantern Festival recorded the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival, and there was an activity of "putting a little red lantern into the river to drift and play".

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Mid-Autumn Festival