Regarding the customs and characteristics of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of August in the lunar calendar every year, and it is a day for family reunion. On such a festival, everyone will enjoy the moon happily. Let's take a look at the customs and characteristics of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
On the custom characteristics of Mid-Autumn Festival 1 Appreciating and Chasing the Moon. Eating moon cakes is a necessary custom for Mid-Autumn Festival in all parts of China. In addition to moon cakes, all kinds of seasonal fresh fruits and dried fruits are also delicious food on Mid-Autumn Festival. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, there are few clouds and fog, and the moonlight is bright and bright. There are a series of festivals such as watching the moon, offering sacrifices to the moon, eating moon cakes, eating sweet potatoes, carrying lanterns, dancing grass dragons, planting trees and building pagodas.
enjoy a bright full moon
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. Appreciating the moon has a long history, and there is no record of it. The written record of the custom of appreciating the moon began in Wei and Jin Dynasties.
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.
Reaching for the Moon
Chasing the moon is also a custom in the Mid-Autumn Festival. The so-called "chasing the moon" means that after the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, the excitement is still unfinished. So the next night, many people invited relatives and friends to continue to enjoy the moon, named "chasing the moon".
Legend:
The Goddess Chang's fly to the moon
The myth of "the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon" originated from the ancient people's worship of the stars, and the story of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon first appeared in "Returning to Tibet". Later, the folk further developed the story and evolved it into multiple story versions. Chang 'e boarded the Moon Palace. According to Huainanzi in the Western Han Dynasty, it was because she ate the elixir that her husband Yi asked from the Queen Mother of the West, and she flew into the Moon Palace and became a toad.
Wu Gang won
WU GANG boarded the Moon Palace to win laurels. According to the novel Youyang Miscellaneous in the Tang Dynasty, it was because WU GANG, a western man, made a mistake in cultivating immortals that he was punished for cutting down laurel trees in the middle of the moon. This osmanthus tree grows with cutting, and it will never stop cutting.
What are the customs of Mid-Autumn Festival?
1, Osmanthus fragrans: In the Mid-Autumn Festival, when Osmanthus fragrans is fragrant, Osmanthus fragrans has always been associated with the moon in ancient times, and many fairy tales have also been derived. As a valuable variety, osmanthus fragrans also has a symbol of happiness and auspiciousness. Enjoy sweet-scented osmanthus on Mid-Autumn Festival, smell the refreshing fragrance and feel the different taste, thus expressing the pursuit of a better life.
2. Appreciating the Moon: On Mid-Autumn Night, it is one of the essential activities for the Mid-Autumn Festival for the whole family to sit together and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the bright moon in the sky. In ancient times, many poets and writers also invited friends to enjoy the moon, drank wine and wrote poems, leaving many well-known' eternal songs'.
3. Eating moon cakes: Moon cakes are a necessary custom for Mid-Autumn Festival in all parts of China, which means family reunion and missing. At the same time, moon cakes are also important gifts for friends to contact their feelings during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
4. Sacrifice to the Moon: On the Mid-Autumn Night, you should worship the Moon God, set up a incense table, and offer sacrifices such as moon cakes, watermelons, apples, red dates, plums, grapes, etc. Among them, moon cakes and watermelons are absolutely indispensable, and watermelons should be cut into lotus shapes. It is very important to worship the moon in turn, and then the housewife cuts the moon cakes according to the population at home.
5. Burning lamp: The burning candle in the Mid-Autumn night lamp is tied to a bamboo pole with a rope, hung high on the tile eaves or terrace, or made into a glyph or various shapes with small lights, and hung at the height of the house, commonly known as the Mid-Autumn Festival in the tree or the Mid-Autumn Festival in the vertical direction. The lamp hung by a wealthy family can be as high as tens of feet. Family members gather under the lamp to enjoy drinking, while ordinary people erect a flagpole and two lanterns to enjoy themselves. The city is full of lights and glass world. It seems that since ancient times, the custom of burning lanterns in Mid-Autumn Festival seems to be second only to the Lantern Festival in scale.
On the custom characteristics of Mid-Autumn Festival 3. The custom tradition of Mid-Autumn Festival
Eat crabs: It is the season when crabs are fat. Many people will cook a large pot to share with the whole family, which is very popular because of its rich nutrition.
Watching the moon: it is the most common festival activity. At night, tables are placed in the yard or balcony, and everyone sits around and eats delicious food while chatting. Don't have some fun.
3 Eat pomegranate: It is a seasonal fruit. Because of its exquisite appearance, people have a very good impression of it, symbolizing good luck and longevity.
④ solve riddles on the lanterns: Also known as guessing the moon riddle, it is a unique custom of Mid-Autumn Festival. Generally speaking, it can be divided into two categories: those who take the moon as a mystery and those who answer the moon. Because the beautiful image of the moon is so profound in people's minds, it has a unique flavor and will attract many people to stop and watch.
What vegetables are suitable for eating?
Bitter gourd: Although summer has passed, bitter gourd can still be eaten, because it can get rid of autumn dryness and clear away heat and relieve fire.
Leek: It is rich in nutrients such as carotene, which can also kill bacteria and enhance physical fitness against colds.
Spinach: A common vegetable species in Mid-Autumn Festival, which is rich in calcium, iron, trace elements and so on, has the effect of improving eyesight and replenishing water.
Tomato: It has the function of detoxifying and beautifying, because it contains a lot of dietary crude fiber and vitamin C substances, and tastes sour and sweet.
Holiday couplet recommendation
In autumn, some people will replace the old couplets and put up a brand-new picture to show a new beginning:
(1) Part One: A day is like water in autumn; The bottom line: the moon is like frost.
(2) Part One: a moon in the sky; The bottom line: Wan Li Ming in the world.
(3) Part One: Curling contains snow; The bottom line: Yinhanyang Jin Hui.
4 Shanglian: thin curtain and bright moon; Bottom line: high sentiment belongs to the sky.
⑤ Shanglian: Pan Zhuhuai Yuanzi; Part two: Go upstairs to learn from Yu Gong.
⑥ Shanglian: People are happy when they are happy; The bottom line: from the moon to the Mid-Autumn Festival, Jade is bright.
⑦ Shanglian: Several places sang songs and stayed in the moon; The second part: Mid-Autumn Festival of Wanjiaxiao Wind Music.