First, Mid-Autumn Festival greetings.

1, looking up at the starry sky, a full moon, looking around, but I can't see my friends in front of me, I feel deeply missed, and send sweet moon cakes by SMS, wishing my friends a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and happiness forever!

2. Clouds are fading, maple leaves are red, the breeze is cool, osmanthus is fragrant, the moon is round, the moon cake is sweet, my thoughts are thick, and the distance is close. I wish you a more beautiful Mid-Autumn Festival life and a better mood!

3, another year of yellow leaves, one layer of autumn rain and one layer of cool. It's hard to work all day. Don't forget to add clothes when it's cold. Take care of yourself, eat more, cherish friendship, and always think about friendship. A short message and a long story are endless. I just hope my friend is healthier. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival and family reunion!

The Mid-Autumn Festival is particularly bright, and the festive atmosphere will accompany you. People are happy when they are happy, and families are prosperous. Happy and healthy holidays, if you get what you want, you will win.

Second, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival

1 Eat moon cakes

Moon cakes are one of the most famous traditional cakes in China. This is the diet custom of Mid-Autumn Festival. Mooncakes are round and shared by the whole family, symbolizing reunion and harmony. Ancient moon cakes were eaten as sacrifices in the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that the custom of eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Tang Dynasty. In the Northern Song Dynasty, it was popular in the court and then spread to the people. At that time, people generally called it "biscuit" and "moon ball". In the Ming dynasty, it became a common dietary custom of the whole people.

Step 2 enjoy the moon

Mid-Autumn Festival is the oldest and most famous festival in China. Watching the moon is an important custom in festivals. Many poets have poems about the moon in their representative works, and the activities of appreciating the moon in the court and among the people in the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties were more extensive. It also refers to the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th to watch the full moon. Folk Mid-Autumn Festival began in Wei and Jin Dynasties and reached its peak in Tang and Song Dynasties.

Third, the origin of Mid-Autumn Festival.

According to historical records, the word "Mid-Autumn Festival" first appeared in Zhou Li. In the Wei and Jin dynasties, there was a record of "telling Shangshu Town about cattle confusion, crossing the river in mid-autumn and evening". 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 in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was as famous as New Year's Day and became one of the major festivals in China. This is also the second largest traditional festival in China after the Spring Festival.

Another explanation about the origin of Mid-Autumn Festival is that the 15th day of the eighth lunar month happens to be the time when rice is ripe, and all families should worship the land god. Mid-Autumn Festival may be the legacy of Qiubao.

Fourth, why eat moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival?

At first, moon cakes were used to worship the moon god. Later, people gradually regarded Mid-Autumn Festival as a symbol of family reunion, and mooncakes gradually became holiday gifts. Moon cakes originally originated from Zhu Jie food in the Tang Dynasty. During the reign of Tang Gaozu, General Li Jing conquered the Turks and returned home in triumph on August 15.

At that time, Turpan people who were doing business presented cakes to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Gaozu Liyuan took the gorgeous cake box, took out the round cake, smiled at the bright moon in the sky and said, "We should invite toads with Hu cakes." . After that, share the cake with the ministers.

Moon cakes symbolize reunion and are a must-eat food for the Mid-Autumn Festival. On holiday nights, people also like to eat some reunion fruits, such as watermelon, and wish their families a happy, sweet and safe life.

V. Stories and legends of Mid-Autumn Festival

The myth of "the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon" originated from the ancient people's worship of stars, and the story of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon first appeared in "Returning to Tibet". Later, the people further developed this story and turned it into several versions. Chang 'e boarded the moon palace. According to the record of Huainanzi in the Western Han Dynasty, it was because she ate the elixir that her husband Yi asked the Queen Mother of the West that she flew into the Moon Palace and became a toad.