August 15th is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, August Festival, August Festival, Moon Chasing Festival, Moon Festival, Daughter's Day or Reunion Festival, is a traditional cultural festival popular among many ethnic groups in China and East Asian countries, which falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. Because it is just half the value of Sanqiu, hence the name, some places set the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 16th.

when is August 15th, 214?

August 15th, 214 is Monday, September 8th, 214.

the origin of August 15th

Yancheng folklore has a history of more than 2 years. It is said that ancient emperors used to offer sacrifices to the sun on the morning of February 15th in spring and to the moon on the evening of August 15th in autumn. This is what was later said: "It is better to offer sacrifices to the sun than to the moon, and mid-spring and mid-autumn are just in time." In ancient times, the three months of the lunar calendar were called Meng, Zhong and Ji respectively. The fifteenth day of August in the lunar calendar is just in the middle of autumn, so people call it "Mid-Autumn Festival" as well as "Mid-Autumn". The emperors offered sacrifices to the sun in spring and the moon in autumn, and the dignitaries and scribes followed suit, and this custom gradually spread to Yancheng folk. So every Mid-Autumn Festival in Yancheng has the custom of offering sacrifices to the moon, Yue Bai and enjoying the moon.

Eating moon cakes on August 15th

It is said that this custom has something to do with the saying that Emperor Tang Ming visited the Moon Palace on August 15th. According to legend, one year, on the night of August 15th, Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty had a dream. Accompanied by Taoist Luo Gongyuan, he flew to the Moon Palace and walked to the front of the beautiful Miyagi. Suddenly, he felt chilly and fragrant. When he looked at it, under a huge osmanthus tree in front of the door, a white rabbit was tinkering with medicine, and the door was inlaid with a huge plaque with the words "House of Wide Cold and Clear Deficiency". They entered the Guanghan Palace, full of wonderful flowers and grasses, with a magnificent style. In the magnificent hall with carved beams and jade pillars, hundreds of fairies dressed in white and transparent light jade gauze danced beautifully with melodious music. After waking up from his dream, Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty quickly ordered his men to write down the tunes in the Moon Palace, and after sorting them out, it became colorful plumage, which was later circulated among the people.