August 15th of the lunar calendar is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival. This is the middle of autumn, so it is called Mid-Autumn Festival. In China's lunar calendar, a year is divided into four seasons, and each season is divided into three parts: Meng, Zhong and Ji, so the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the Mid-Autumn Festival. The moon on August 15 is rounder and brighter than the full moon in other months, so it is also called "moonlit night" and "August Festival". On this night, people look up at the bright moon like jade in the sky and naturally look forward to family reunion. Wanderers who are far away from home also take this opportunity to pin their thoughts on their relatives in their hometown. Therefore, Mid-Autumn Festival is also called "Reunion Festival". \ x0d \ x0d \ In ancient times, our people had the custom of "autumn dusk and evening moon". The moon at night is to worship the moon god. In the Zhou Dynasty, every Mid-Autumn Festival night, activities to welcome the cold and offer sacrifices to the moon were held. Put a big incense table, with offerings such as moon cakes, watermelons, apples, red dates, plums and grapes, among which moon cakes and watermelons are absolutely indispensable. Watermelon must be cut into lotus shapes. Under the moon, put the moon statue in the direction of the moon, and the red candle burns high. The whole family takes turns in Yue Bai, and then the housewife cuts the reunion moon cakes. The person who cuts the moon cakes has calculated in advance how many people in the whole family, how many people in the family and how many people in other places should be counted together. They can't cut more or less, they have to be the same size. \x0d\\x0d\ According to legend, the ugly women in ancient Qi had no salt. When she was young, she was very devout to Yue Bai. When she grew up, she entered the palace with superior moral character, but she was not loved. Seeing the moon on August 15th, the son of heaven saw her in the moonlight and thought she was beautiful and outstanding. Later, he made her queen, and Yue Bai came from the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the middle of the moon, Chang 'e is famous for its beauty, so Yue Bai, a young girl, wants to be "like Chang 'e and have a bright moon". \ x0d \ x0d \ In the Tang Dynasty, it was quite popular to enjoy the moon on the Mid-Autumn Festival. During the Northern Song Dynasty. On the evening of August 15, people in the whole city, rich and poor, old and young, put on adult clothes and burned incense to express their wishes to Yue Bai and pray for the blessing of the moon god. In the Southern Song Dynasty, people gave mooncakes to each other, which meant reunion. There are activities in some places, such as dancing grass dragons and building pagodas. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival has become more popular. Many places have formed special customs such as burning incense, planting Mid-Autumn trees, lighting tower lanterns, putting sky lanterns, walking on the moon and dancing dragons. \ x0d \ x0d \ Nowadays, the custom of playing under the moon is far less popular than in the old days. However, feasting and enjoying the moon are still very popular. People drink alcohol in the middle of the moon to celebrate a better life, or wish their distant relatives health and happiness and spend a good time with their families. \ x0d \ x0d \ Mid-Autumn Festival has many customs and forms, but all of them are entrusted with people's infinite love for life and yearning for a better life. \x0d\\x0d\ Origin and Legend \x0d\\x0d\ Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history. Like other traditional festivals, it is also slowly developed. The ancient emperors had a system of offering sacrifices to the sun in spring and the moon in autumn. As early as Zhou Li, the word "Mid-Autumn Festival" has been recorded. Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival in China. According to historical records, the word "Mid-Autumn Festival" first appeared in the book Zhou Li. In the Wei and Jin dynasties, there was a record of "telling Shangshu Town about the cow's confusion, crossing the river in mid-autumn, and traveling incognito around". It was not until the early years of the Tang Dynasty that the Mid-Autumn Festival became a fixed festival. The Book of Emperor Taizong recorded the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15. The prevalence of Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Song Dynasty, and it became one of the major festivals in China in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. This is also the second largest traditional festival in China after the Spring Festival. \ x0d \ x0d \ According to the China calendar, August of the lunar calendar is in the middle of autumn, which is the second month of autumn, and it is called "Mid-Autumn Festival", while August 15th is in the middle of it, so it is called "Mid-Autumn Festival". Mid-Autumn Festival has many nicknames: it is called "August Festival" and "August and a half" because it falls on August 15th; Because the main activities of the Mid-Autumn Festival are all around the moon, it is also commonly known as the "Moon Festival" and "Moon Festival". The full moon in Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes reunion, so it is also called "Reunion Festival". In the Tang Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival was also called "correcting the moon". The record of "Reunion Festival" was first seen in the Ming Dynasty. "Travel Notes on the West Lake" said: "August 15th is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and people send moon cakes to show their reunion." "A Brief History of Landscape" also said: "On August 15th, the moon was sacrificed, the cakes were round, the melons were misplaced, and the petals were carved with lotus flowers. Those who have wives who will go back to their relatives in the province will return to their in-laws one day. This is the so-called reunion festival. quot。 On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, there is a custom of "reunion" in most parts of our country, that is, flipping a small cake symbolizing reunion, which is similar to a moon cake. The cake contains sugar, sesame, sweet-scented osmanthus and vegetables, and the moon, sweet-scented osmanthus tree and rabbit are pressed outside. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the elders at home will divide the cake into pieces according to the number of people, and each person will have one. If someone is not at home, leave one for them to show family reunion. Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the ancient custom of worshipping autumn in China and Yue Bai. The Book of Rites states that the son of heaven is in spring, and the sun and moon are in autumn. The Asahi is facing the DPRK, and the evening is in the evening. " "Moon at night" here means Yue Bai. It was formed in the Han Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, the custom of enjoying the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival became popular and was designated as the Mid-Autumn Festival. Ouyang Zhan (785-827 AD) said in Preface to Poems on the Moon in Chang 'an Opera: "August is in autumn. The beginning and end of the season; At night, the moon is in the clouds. Take it from the sky, it will be cold and hot, and take it from the number of months, it will be round, so it is called Mid-Autumn Festival. " \x0d\ Mid-Autumn Festival, the peak is Song. "Tokyo Dream" records: "On the Mid-Autumn Festival night, nobles decorate pavilions and people compete for restaurants to play the moon." On this day, all restaurants in Tokyo have to redecorate their facades, tie silk arches and sell newly opened good wine. The shops are full of fresh fruits, and the night market is very lively, which is rare in a year. Dignitaries, rich people, pavilions and moonshine, harps and harps are sonorous. Ordinary citizens scrambled to occupy the restaurant in order to see the moonlight first and arrange a family dinner for their children to reunite. "Hundreds of thousands of' Little Red' sheepskin ice lanterns were released in Zhejiang tonight, floating all over the water like stars" (see Legend of the Old Wulin). And "Shi Jing Moon Appreciation Fair" are different from other countries. Children in the whole city can go to No.12 Middle School or No.13 Middle School by themselves, regardless of the rich and the poor. They are all dressed as adults, and they have their own time when they go upstairs or in Yue Bai in the atrium: men are willing to go to themoon early and climb the fairy laurel. Women want to look like Chang 'e and round like the moon. "(See New Notes on Drunken Weng) \x0d\ Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, people have paid more attention to the Mid-Autumn Festival." "Journey to the West, Knowing Your Encounters and Happiness in the Morning" says: "People take moon cakes as their legacy and take the meaning of reunion. In the evening, people hold a feast to enjoy the moon. On the top of Su Causeway, singing together is no different from daytime. "\x0d\ Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Mid-Autumn Festival, Reunion Festival, August Festival, etc. It is a traditional festival of Han nationality and most ethnic minorities in China, and it is also popular in neighboring countries such as North Korea, Japan and Vietnam. Because autumn (referring to the lunar calendar) is in July, August and September, August is in the middle of the year, and August 30th is in the middle of the year, it is called Mid-Autumn Festival. So there are more people in the sky than family reunion at night, so it is also called reunion festival. \x0d\ Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the ancient custom of worshipping autumn in China and Yue Bai. "The Book of Rites says," The son of heaven is in spring, and the sun and moon are in autumn. Asahi faces the DPRK, and dusk is in the evening. "jathyapple" here refers to Yue Bai. It was formed in the Han Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, the custom of enjoying the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival became popular and was designated as the Mid-Autumn Festival. Ouyang Zhan (785-827 AD) said in Preface to Poems on the Moon in Chang 'an Opera: "August is in autumn. The beginning and end of the season; At night, the moon is in the clouds. Take it from the sky, it will be cold and hot, and take it from the number of months, it will be round, so it is called Mid-Autumn Festival. " \x0d\ Mid-Autumn Festival, the peak is Song. "Tokyo Dream" records: "On the Mid-Autumn Festival night, nobles decorate pavilions and people compete for restaurants to play the moon." On this day, all restaurants in Tokyo have to redecorate their facades, tie silk arches and sell newly opened good wine. The shops are full of fresh fruits, and the night market is very lively, which is rare in a year. Dignitaries, rich people, pavilions and moonshine, harps and harps are sonorous. Ordinary citizens scrambled to occupy the restaurant in order to see the moonlight first and arrange a family dinner for their children to reunite. "Hundreds of thousands of' Little Red' sheepskin ice lanterns were released in Zhejiang tonight, floating all over the water like stars" (see Legend of the Old Wulin). And "Shi Jing Moon Appreciation Fair" are different from other countries. Children in the whole city can go to No.12 Middle School or No.13 Middle School by themselves, regardless of the rich and the poor. They are all dressed as adults, and they have their own time when they go upstairs or in Yue Bai in the atrium: men are willing to go to themoon early and climb the fairy laurel. Women want to look like Chang 'e and round like the moon. "(See New Notes on Drunken Weng) \x0d\ Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, people have paid more attention to the Mid-Autumn Festival." "Journey to the West, Knowing Your Encounters and Happiness in the Morning" says: "People take moon cakes as their legacy and take the meaning of reunion. In the evening, people hold a feast to enjoy the moon. On the top of Su Causeway, singing together is no different from daytime. "\x0d\ Mid-Autumn Festival, Lantern Festival and Dragon Boat Festival are called the three traditional festivals in China. Investigating the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival is closely related to myths and legends such as "the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon", "Wu Gang cutting Guangxi" and "Jade Rabbit smashing medicine". Therefore, the folk customs of Mid-Autumn Festival are mostly related to the moon. Watching the moon, Yue Bai and eating reunion moon cakes all originated from this. \ x0d \ x0d \ Lantern Festival and Dragon Boat Festival are called the three traditional festivals in China. Investigating the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival is closely related to myths and legends such as "the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon", "Wu Gang cutting Guangxi" and "Jade Rabbit smashing medicine". Therefore, the folk customs of Mid-Autumn Festival are mostly related to the moon. Watching the moon, Yue Bai and eating reunion moon cakes all originated from this.