August 15th is just in the middle of autumn, so it is called Mid-Autumn Festival. In China's lunar calendar, a year is divided into four seasons, and each season is divided into three parts: Meng, Zhong and Ji. Therefore, August, which is in the middle of autumn, is called "Mid-Autumn Festival" in our ancient calendar, so the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called "Mid-Autumn Festival".

2. August Festival

The most solemn traditional festival of the Gelao people is the August Festival (August 15th to 20th). On the first day of the festival, all the people, old and young, will put on new clothes and gather on the terrace of the stockade. It is said that the singing and dancing activities of young men and women continued until the last day of the festival.

3. Moon Chasing Festival?

In some places, the Mid-Autumn Festival is scheduled for August 16th, such as Ningbo, Taizhou and Zhoushan. This is related to the fact that when Fang Guozhen occupied Wenzhou, Taiwan and Ming, he changed "Yuanxiao on the 14th day of the first month and Mid-Autumn Festival on August 16th" to prevent attacks by officers and men of the Yuan Dynasty and Zhu Yuantian. This carnival is called "chasing the moon".

4. Rabbit Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival in old Beijing has the custom of offering sacrifices to the rabbit, and all the men and women in Beijing also call this day "Rabbit Festival". Rabbit is a unique folk god in Beijing. The Zaojun Temple in Huashi Street outside Chongwenmen is considered to be male prostitute's lair. As soon as the eighth month of the lunar calendar comes, people who buy rabbit will come in an endless stream.

5, the moon and the evening

The ancients took February 15th of midsummer as the "flower dynasty", and correspondingly called August 15th of midsummer as the "moonlit". The moon on August 15th is rounder and brighter than the full moons in other months, which is one of the reasons why it is called "moonlit".

6. Play the Moon Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival in the Dream of China in Tokyo written by Meng Yuanlao in the Northern Song Dynasty said, "On Mid-Autumn Night, your family decorated the terrace, and the people competed for the restaurant to play with the moon." In ancient times, on the Mid-Autumn Festival, people had the custom of playing under the moon and holding a banquet to enjoy the moon, so it was also called "Playing the Moon Festival". On that day, "children in Lvli played all night. As for the night market, as for familiarity. " The royal family will also hold a Mid-Autumn Festival party.

7. August meeting

August Festival, also known as "Tune Festival", is popular in Danzhou City, Hainan Province. On the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, young men and women are planted in the market town, and fragrant cakes, moon cakes, flower towels, colored fans and vests are given to each other. In droves, the river flows through the city. Out of the village at night. Go to the scheduled meeting place and conduct a large-scale tune-up activity.

8. Moon Worship Festival

In ancient times, our people had the custom of "autumn dusk and evening moon". The evening moon is to worship the moon god. According to legend, the ugly woman of the ancient State of Qi had no salt. When she was young, she was devout to Yue Bai. When she grew up, she entered the palace with superior moral character, but she was not favored. Seeing the moon on August 15th, the son of heaven saw her in the moonlight and thought she was beautiful and outstanding. Later, he made her the queen, from which the Mid-Autumn Festival Yue Bai came.

9. Daughter's Day

In folk Yue Bai, whenever the full moon rises, each family displays an incense table against the moonlight in the courtyard. According to the custom, most of them pay homage to the whole family of women. Even the daughter-in-law who is staying at her parents' home must return to her husband's family for the Mid-Autumn Festival. There is also a proverb in the north that "men don't Yue Bai, women don't sacrifice stoves", so they call the Mid-Autumn Festival Daughter's Day.

10, Reunion Festival

On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, the bright moon is in the sky, and the brightness is scattered all over the earth. People regard the full moon as a symbol of reunion and August 15th as the day for family reunion. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called "Reunion Festival".

Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival in China. According to historical records, the word "Mid-Autumn Festival" first appeared in the book Zhou Li. By the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there was a record of "telling Shangshu Town that cattle were confused, and mid-autumn evening and the left and right traveling incognito across the river". It was not until the early years of the Tang Dynasty that the Mid-Autumn Festival became a fixed festival. The Book of Tang Taizong records the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th. The prevalence of Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Song Dynasty, and by the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was as famous as New Year's Day and became one of the major festivals in China. This is also the second largest traditional festival in China after the Spring Festival.

The Book of the New Tang Dynasty, Volume 15, Book of Rites and Music, contains "Spring and Mid-Autumn Festival were released in Wenxuan Wang and Wu Cheng Wang", and "In the 19th year of Kaiyuan, the Taigong Shangfu Temple was set up, with Liu Hou Zhang Liang as its partner. In mid-spring and Mid-Autumn Festival, there is a sacrifice, and the system of sacrifice and music is like a text. " According to historical records, the festival of offering sacrifices to the moon by ancient emperors was August 15th of the lunar calendar, which coincided with half of Sanqiu, hence the name "Mid-Autumn Festival".

Because this festival is in August in autumn, it is also called Autumn Festival, August Festival, August Meeting and Mid-Autumn Festival. There are also beliefs and related custom activities to pray for reunion, so it is also called "Reunion Festival" and "Daughter's Day". Because the main activities of the Mid-Autumn Festival are all around the moon, it is also commonly known as the Moon Festival, the Moon Festival, the Moon Festival, the Moon Festival and the Moon Festival. In the Tang Dynasty, Mid-Autumn Festival was also called "Correcting the Moon".