The theme of the Mid-Autumn Festival is as follows:

The full moon brings people together, the stars and the moon shine together, the fragrance of cakes is strong, the moon is appreciated and talked about, the full moon of happiness, the blessing of the moon, the good time of reunion, Moon Shadow Dance, Gathering to Appreciate the Moon Night, Passionate Full Moon, Bright Moon State of Mind, Deep Love in Autumn Moon, Beauty Under the Moon, Poetry and Moon Reflection, Full Moon Complex, Reunion under the Moon, Warm Moon Shadow, Deep Affection, Full Moon Dream, Reunion happy.

Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, Moonlight Festival, Moon Eve, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Worship Festival, Moon Niang Festival, Moon Festival, Reunion Festival, etc., is Chinese traditional folk festivals are also popular among many ethnic groups in China and some countries in East and Southeast Asia, especially among local Chinese and overseas Chinese.

It originated in ancient times, became popular in the Han Dynasty, was finalized in the early Tang Dynasty, and became popular after the Song Dynasty. Together with the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, and Dragon Boat Festival, it is known as the four traditional festivals in China. The Mid-Autumn Festival is derived from the celestial phenomena. The worship of the moon evolved from worshiping the moon on Autumn Eve in ancient times. Since ancient times, Mid-Autumn Festival has included worshiping the moon, appreciating the moon, eating moon cakes, watching lanterns, appreciating osmanthus flowers, drinking osmanthus wine and other folk customs, which have been passed down to this day and lasted for a long time.

The development of the Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the worship of the moon on Autumn Eve in ancient times. Moon worship is a very ancient custom in China. It is an activity of worshiping the "Moon God" by the ancients in some places in ancient China. During the autumnal equinox of the 24 solar terms, it is the ancient "Moon Sacrifice Festival". The Mid-Autumn Festival comes from the traditional "Autumnal Equinox Festival".

In ancient farming societies, the ancients believed that the movement of the moon was closely related to agricultural production and seasonal changes, so worshiping the moon became an important sacrificial activity. Moon worship, as one of the important customs of folk festivals, has gradually evolved into activities such as moon appreciation and moon singing.

The Mid-Autumn Festival was popularized in the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty was a period of economic and cultural exchanges and integration between the north and south of China. The cultural exchanges between various places led to the integration and spread of festivals and customs. The existing written records of the word "Mid-Autumn Festival" were first seen in Han Dynasty documents and were written in "Zhou Li" between the two Han Dynasties.

The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia-Mid-Autumn Festival