The steps of making Mid-Autumn Festival greeting cards are as follows:

1. Preparation materials: Choose a paper with a color or pattern as the basis of greeting cards. Scissors: A pair of sharp scissors used to cut paper and cards. Glue: a bottle of glue, used to stick paper together. Colored pen or brush: Colored pen or brush can be used to draw or write greetings. Ruler: used for measuring and marking.

2. Folding paper: Fold the paper according to the size you want. If you are not sure, you can draw a folding line with a ruler and pencil first. Draw graphics: draw the graphics you want on paper, such as the moon, stars, osmanthus, etc. You can draw with a colored pen or a brush.

3. Cutting graphics: Use scissors to cut the drawn graphics. Pay attention to the use of scissors to avoid injury. Sticking graphics: Stick the cut graphics on the inside page of the greeting card with glue. Pay attention to adjust the position to make them look more beautiful.

4. Writing greetings: Write greetings on greeting cards with colored pens or brushes. You can write greetings such as "Happy Mid-Autumn Festival" and "Reunion". After writing, check the overall effect of the greeting card, and add some decorations if necessary, such as sticking small stickers or drawing some small patterns.

The origin of Mid-Autumn Festival

1. The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China. It is celebrated on the 15th day of August of the lunar calendar every year. It is also called Moon Festival, Moonlight Birthday, Moon Festival, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Worship Festival, Moon Festival and Reunion Festival. There are many opinions about the origin of Mid-Autumn Festival, among which the most popular is the tradition of worship and sacrifice to the moon in ancient times.

2. According to historical records, the festival of offering sacrifices to the moon by ancient emperors was on the 15th day of August in the lunar calendar, which coincided with the half of Sanqiu, hence the name "Mid-Autumn Festival". At the same time, because this festival falls in August, it is also called "Autumn Festival", "August Festival", "August Festival" and "Mid-Autumn Festival". In ancient times, people thought that Mid-Autumn Night was the most round time of the moon, so it was also called "Full Moon Festival" or "Full Moon Festival".

3. There are many theories about the origin of Mid-Autumn Festival, among which the most popular is the tradition of worship and sacrifice to the moon in ancient times. According to historical records, the festival of offering sacrifices to the moon by ancient emperors was on August 15th of the lunar calendar, which coincided with half of Sanqiu, hence the name "Mid-Autumn Festival". At the same time, because this festival falls in August, it is also called "Autumn Festival", "August Festival", "August Festival" and "Mid-Autumn Festival".

4. Ancient people had great respect and worship for the moon, and thought it was a sacred existence. According to legend, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, emperors began to offer sacrifices to the moon and Yue Bai, and later they gradually spread to the people. In ancient times, every year on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, the emperor held a ceremony to sacrifice the moon to pray for a bumper harvest and peace. The folk sacrifice to the moon means reunion and happiness.