1, origin

The origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival should be related to the land worship popular in ancient China. It is said that the official's birthday is on July 15th, which is called the Mid-Autumn Festival. Its main duty is to forgive sins for the world. Legend has it that the underground palace will open the gates of hell on the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the deceased ancestors can go home for reunion, so it is also the Ghost Festival. Therefore, the people should set up Dojo and put steamed bread for the ghosts. On this day, they should worship their ancestors, go to the grave and light lanterns to light the way home for the dead.

2. Meaning

Zhongyuan Festival is a Taoist saying. In ancient China, the 15th day of January, July and October was called Shangyuan, Zhongyuan and Xiayuan respectively: Shangyuan was heavenly god blesses the people Day, Zhongyuan was the day when local officials forgave sins, and Xiayuan was the day when water officials relieved Eritrea. The 15th day of the seventh lunar month is a traditional folk festival in China. In the south, it is also called Ghost Festival. It is also said that the Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 14th day of the seventh lunar month.

Festival significance of Mid-Autumn Festival

From the legends about July and a half, we can deeply understand that the sacrifice in July and a half has a dual significance, one is to show filial piety of remembering ancestors, and the other is to carry forward the righteous act of pushing oneself and others and being charitable. This is all from the perspective of compassion, which is very human. Therefore, while celebrating Zhongyuan, we should get rid of the ghost's point of view and look forward to mutual love.

As far as its cultural connotation is concerned, July 30 is also one of the traditional festivals for ancestor worship in China, and a belief is reflected behind its culture. July 30 belongs to intangible cultural heritage, is a kind of culture, and is an ancient and modern tradition of remembering the ancestors. This tradition embodies the ancient people's thought of "being cautious in the end and pursuing the distance", and its cultural core is to respect the ancestors and be filial.