The moon in Mid-Autumn Festival hangs in the sky like a bright lamp, as if it were a guiding light placed between heaven and earth.
The moon is the roundest in autumn, because the inclination of the earth and the sun increases in autumn, and the warm and humid air over China gradually fades. At this time, the northwest wind is still weak, the dust has not yet started, the air is particularly fresh, the sky is particularly clean, and the moon looks round and big, which is the best time to enjoy the moon.
Holiday nickname
According to China's calendar, August in the lunar calendar is in the middle of autumn, that is, the second month of autumn, which is called "Mid-Autumn Festival", and August 15th is among them, so it is called "Mid-Autumn Festival".
There are many nicknames for Mid-Autumn Festival: In ancient times, there was an activity of reflecting the moon (Yue Bai) on the autumnal equinox, so it was called "Moon Festival" or "Moon Festival". Because this festival falls on August 15, it is called "August Festival" and "August and a half". Because the main activities of the Mid-Autumn Festival are all around the "moon", it is also commonly known as the "Moon Festival". The full moon in Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes reunion, so it is also called "Reunion Festival".
Mid-Autumn Festival is also called "Reunion Festival" and "Daughter's Day" because the moon is round, families get together and married daughters go home for reunion. In Guangfu area, Mid-Autumn Festival is commonly known as "Moonlight Birthday". During the Mid-Autumn Festival, all kinds of melons and fruits are mature and listed, which is called the "Fruit Festival". Dong people call it "Pumpkin Festival" and Mulao people call it "Afterlife Festival".