The Origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival The Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history. Like other traditional festivals, it also developed slowly. Ancient emperors had the ritual of worshiping the moon in autumn. As early as the book "Zhou Li", the word "Mid-Autumn Festival" has been

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Later, nobles and literati also followed suit. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, they looked at the bright and round moon in the sky, watched and worshiped, and expressed their feelings. This custom was spread to the people.

In the Tang Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival became a fixed festival.

This festival was popular in the Song Dynasty. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it had become as famous as New Year's Day and became the second largest traditional festival in my country after the Spring Festival.

There is also a saying that according to our country's calendar, the eighth month of the lunar calendar is in the middle of autumn and is the second month of autumn, so it is called "Zhongqiu". The fifteenth day of August is in the middle of "Zhongqiu", so it is called "Mid-Autumn Festival".

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During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is bright and clear. In addition to a series of activities such as moon appreciation, moon worship, moon cake eating, mutual blessing and reunion, some places also have grass dragon dancing, pagoda building and other activities.

In addition to mooncakes, various seasonal fresh and dried fruits are also delicacies on Mid-Autumn Night.

In addition to the whole family sitting around the table, blessing each other, admiring the moon, and talking while eating, the ancient Mid-Autumn moon appreciation activities across the country have been replaced by colorful mass moon appreciation and theatrical performances.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, "In the cloudless realm of Jiuzhou, the most reunited night is the Mid-Autumn Festival." The clear moon, clear sky, and clear emotions, when heaven and earth merge into one, are the best state to enjoy the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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