When talking about the Mid-Autumn Festival, we must talk about the cultural and historical inheritance of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Only when culture exists among the people and will not be lost will it become more and more breathtaking as time goes by, and the spirit of culture can continue. The Mid-Autumn Festival also has many aliases, let’s just mention a few: Moon Festival, August Festival, Moon Chasing Festival, Moon Playing Festival, Moon Worshiping Festival, Daughter’s Day or Reunion Festival, etc. The Mid-Autumn Festival began in the early years of the Tang Dynasty. It was popular in the Song Dynasty, and by the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it had become one of the traditional Chinese festivals as famous as the Spring Festival. Today we will take a look at some of the familiar but unfamiliar customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival. And how I spent the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Custom 1: The moon is sixteen full on the fifteenth day of the year, so admiring the moon is an indispensable thing during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Because in the eyes of Chinese literati, the moon represents hometown and the person who misses you. The folk Mid-Autumn Festival moon-viewing activity dates back to the Wei and Jin Dynasties, but has not yet become so popular. However, in the Tang Dynasty, admiring the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival was quite popular, and many poets included verses praising the moon in their famous works. In the Song Dynasty, on the basis of historical precipitation, the habit of admiring the moon was formed, and it was officially designated as the Mid-Autumn Festival. When people in the Song Dynasty admired the moon, they were more sentimental about things. They often used the waxing and waning of clouds and clear moons to describe human relationships. Even on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the clear light of the moon could not hide the sadness of the people in the Song Dynasty.

Su Shi (Song Dynasty): The dusk clouds have collected and overflowed with the clear cold. The silver man turned the jade plate silently. This night in this life will not last long. Where can I see the bright moon next year? Tell your feelings. "Taichang Yin" (Song Dynasty) Xin Qiji "A round of autumn shadows turns to golden waves, and the flying mirror is polished again. I asked Chang'e over the wine: What can I do if I am deceived by white hair! Take a good ride in the wind, thousands of miles in the sky. Look straight down at the mountains and rivers. Cut off the osmanthus Whirling. Humanity is more clear. Feelings of wanting to serve the country and worrying about the country.

Custom 2: Since it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is recorded in "Luozhong Chronicles". Su Shi ate mooncakes during the festival and felt they tasted delicious, so he ordered the imperial dining room to wrap the mooncakes with red silk and give them to the new scholars to express his feelings and love for the mooncakes. Chewing the moon contains crisp and glutinous rice. Savor the taste silently, and the tears of lovesickness stain the towel." Praise that your mooncakes are crisp and delicious.

Custom 3: Every Mid-Autumn Festival night, people look up at the bright moon and always think of something that touches their hearts. . Relatives far away, loneliness in a foreign country. Perhaps a small glass of osmanthus wine can slowly release your mood. There is a poem in Qu Yuan's "Nine Songs" that says, , "Die osmanthus and pepper pulp". It can be seen that the era of drinking osmanthus to make wine has been quite long, but now, people mostly use red wine instead.