Mooncake Festival 2022 is September 10th.

The Mid-Autumn Festival originated in the ancient times, popularized in the Han Dynasty, stereotyped in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, and flourished after the Song Dynasty. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a synthesis of the seasonal customs of autumn, and most of the festive elements it contains have ancient origins. The Mid-Autumn Festival has become a colorful and invaluable cultural heritage, with the full moon signifying the reunion of people, as a token of longing for one's hometown and loved ones, and praying for a good harvest and happiness.

Traditional activities on the Moon Festival:

1, moon festival (moon worship)

Moon festival is a very ancient custom in China, which is actually a kind of worship activity of ancient people to the "moon god". In ancient times, there was the custom of "autumn and sunset". In ancient times, there was the custom of "autumn sunset moon", which means worshiping the moon god. Since ancient times, in some areas of Guangdong, people have had the custom of paying homage to the moon god (moon goddess, moonlight) in the evening of Mid-Autumn Festival. To pay homage to the moon, a large incense table is set up with offerings such as mooncakes, watermelons, apples, red dates, plums and grapes.

2. Burning Lamps

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is customary to burn lamps to help the moon shine. Nowadays, there is still the custom of burning lamps on towers stacked with tiles around Hubei and Guangdong. In the south of the Yangtze River, there is the custom of making lantern boats. In recent times, the custom of burning lamps on the Mid-Autumn Festival has become more prevalent.