The reunion of people and the moon refers to the Mid-Autumn Festival. In ancient times, there was an activity of the autumn equinox and the moon (Yue Bai), so it was called the "Moon Festival" or the "Festival to Sacrifice the Moon". Because the festival falls on August 15th, it is called "August Festival" and "August Half". Because the main activities of the Mid-Autumn Festival are carried out around the "moon", it is also commonly known as the "moon festival"; The full moon in Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes reunion, so it is also called "Reunion Festival".
The Mid-Autumn Festival is also called "Reunion Festival" and "Daughter's Day" because the moon is full, families are reunited and married daughters go home for reunion. In Guangfu area, Mid-Autumn Festival is commonly known as "Moonlight Birthday". In mid-autumn season, all kinds of melons and fruits are mature and listed, which is called "Fruit Festival". Dong people call it "Pumpkin Festival", and Mulao people call it "Afterlife Festival".
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The custom of enjoying the moon comes from offering sacrifices to the moon, and serious sacrifices have become relaxed pleasures. It is said that the moon is closest to the earth this night, and the moon is the largest, roundest and brightest, so there is a custom of drinking and enjoying the moon since ancient times; The daughter-in-law who goes back to her mother's house will return to her husband's house in the future, in order to express her happiness and good luck.
The written records of folk Mid-Autumn Festival activities appeared in Wei and Jin Dynasties, but they did not become a habit. In the Tang Dynasty, it was quite popular to enjoy and play with the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and many poets wrote poems about the moon in their masterpieces.