When and how did Mid-Autumn Festival come?
The Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. There are many theories about the origin of Mid-Autumn Festival. The word Mid-Autumn Festival first appeared in Zhou Li, and it was written in The Book of Rites: Enjoy the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival and have a light diet.
The origin of Mid-Autumn Festival is about 100.
(1) Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the sacrificial activities of ancient emperors. According to the Book of Rites, the emperor Yue Bai in spring, the sun rises in autumn and the moon sets at night, indicating that as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, the emperor began to worship the moon and Yue Bai. Later, aristocratic officials and scholars followed suit and gradually spread to the people.
(2) The origin of Mid-Autumn Festival is related to agricultural production. Autumn is the harvest season. The word autumn is interpreted as: Autumn is the time when crops are ripe. In the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, crops and various fruits are maturing one after another. In order to celebrate the harvest and express their joy, farmers regard the Mid-Autumn Festival as a festival. Mid-Autumn Festival means the middle of autumn. August in the lunar calendar is a month in autumn, and the 15th is a day in this month. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival may be a custom passed down from the ancient Autumn Newspaper.
(3) Some historians have pointed out that the origin of Mid-Autumn Festival should be August 15th in the 13th year of the Great Cause in the late Sui Dynasty. On the same day, Tang Jun Peiji successfully invented moon cakes with the creativity of the full moon, and distributed them to the army as military salaries, which successfully solved the problem of military rations derived from absorbing a large number of anti-Sui rebels. Later generations commemorated the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month.
Things to pay attention to in Mid-Autumn Festival
1, avoid sexual intercourse. On the 15th of every month, men and women should pay attention to sexual intercourse. Be careful about sex before the full moon on August 15, and outdoor is taboo. This taboo is said to come from the traditional concept of China, that is, men belong to Yang and women belong to Yin, and the first and fifteenth days of each month are the days when the moon is in short supply. The moon belongs to yin, also called yin deficiency. Making love at this time is very unlucky for the human body.
Outdoor activities should avoid evil spirits. On this day, people who are outdoors can travel with red ropes or red underwear, and they are forbidden to do things related to ghosts and gods, because on this day, Yin Qi is the most prosperous.
People who are weak should avoid the moon. People who are sick, have an abortion or are depressed and unlucky should avoid the moon that day.