Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as "Moon Festival", "Autumn Festival" and "Mid-Autumn Festival", is one of the important traditional festivals in China. Every year, on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, people gather together to enjoy the bright moon and moon cakes, and pray for family happiness, national prosperity and people's safety. Chanjuan, a thousand miles away, is a representative poem of Mid-Autumn Festival, which describes the roundness and brightness of the moon, and also implies that people are soul mates and have a happy reunion.

The origin of Mid-Autumn Festival

There are many explanations about the origin of Mid-Autumn Festival, among which the most extensive one is that in ancient times, people worshipped the moon god and thought that the moon was a symbol of harvest and happiness. Every year on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, people will hold activities to worship the moon at the time of the full moon to express their admiration for the moon god. Later, this tradition gradually evolved into the form of Mid-Autumn Festival and became an important reunion festival in modern society.

customs of Mid-Autumn Festival

1. Appreciating the moon: One of the greatest pleasures of Mid-Autumn Festival is appreciating the moon. On the night of the full moon, people will bring moon cakes and tea, and the whole family will get together to enjoy the moon and feel the warmth of reunion and the beauty of the moon.

2. Eat moon cakes: The traditional food of Mid-Autumn Festival is moon cakes, which are round cakes and consist of skins and fillings. Moon cakes in different regions have different tastes, but they are all indispensable food for Mid-Autumn Festival.

3. Lighting lanterns: Another traditional activity of Mid-Autumn Festival is lighting lanterns. People will light all kinds of lanterns at home or in the park to create a warm and romantic holiday atmosphere.

greetings for the Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival to express feelings and blessings. The following are some common Mid-Autumn Festival greetings:

1. May your life be as full and happy as that full moon.

2. I wish you and your family a happy reunion and happiness.

3. I wish you a smooth career and a happy family during the Mid-Autumn Festival.