The Mid-Autumn Festival evolved from "July and a half" in ancient times, when the crops were harvested in autumn and the ancestors were sacrificed. July and a half were a festival to celebrate the harvest and reward the earth in early autumn, and some crops were ripe. As a rule, the people had to sacrifice their ancestors and report to their ancestors Qiu Cheng with new rice. It was a traditional cultural festival to remember their ancestors, and its cultural core was to respect their ancestors and be filial.

2. Customs

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Ghost Festival, actually falls on July 14th of the lunar calendar every year (and in some places it falls on July 15th of the lunar calendar). Taoism calls it the Mid-Autumn Festival, Buddhism calls it the Orchid Festival, and folks used to call it Ghost Festival, July and a half. According to legend, on that day, the gates of hell will be opened and the ghosts in the underworld will be released. Go home with the Lord; No one is wandering around, wandering anywhere where people can find something to eat. Therefore, people hold "Purdue" in July by chanting and other things in order to cross over the lonely souls in general, for fear that they will be a disaster to the world, or pray for ghosts to help cure diseases and protect the safety of their homes. Therefore, the southern region has the custom of Purdue on this day.