Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, Moonlight Birthday, Moonlight Festival, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Worship Festival, Moon Festival, and Reunion Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China. The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the worship of the moon in autumn in ancient times. Since ancient times, Mid-Autumn Festival has had folk customs such as offering sacrifices to the moon, enjoying the moon, eating moon cakes, watching lanterns, enjoying osmanthus flowers and drinking osmanthus wine, which have been passed down to this day and lasted for a long time.
The origin of Mid-Autumn Festival:
Mid-Autumn Festival originated in ancient times, and was popularized in Han Dynasty and stereotyped in Tang Dynasty. Mid-Autumn Festival is a synthesis of seasonal customs in autumn, and most of the festival customs contained in it have ancient origins. As one of the important customs of folk festivals, offering sacrifices to the moon has gradually evolved into activities such as appreciating and praising the moon. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a rich and precious cultural heritage, with the full moon heralding the reunion of people. It is based on the feelings of missing one's hometown and relatives, hoping for a bumper harvest and happiness.
Festival nicknames:
There are many nicknames for the Mid-Autumn Festival: in ancient times, there was an activity of the autumn equinox setting off the moon (Yue Bai), so it was called "Moon Festival" or "Moon Festival". Because the festival falls on August 15th, it is called "August Festival" and "August Half". Because the main activities of the Mid-Autumn Festival are carried out around the "moon", it is also commonly known as the "moon festival"; The full moon in Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes reunion, so it is also called "Reunion Festival".
The Mid-Autumn Festival is also called "Reunion Festival" and "Daughter's Day" because the moon is full, families get together and married daughters go home for reunion. In Guangfu area, Mid-Autumn Festival is commonly known as "Moonlight Birthday". In mid-autumn season, all kinds of melons and fruits are mature and listed, which is called "Fruit Festival". The Dong people call it "Pumpkin Festival", and the Mulao people call it "Afterlife Festival", and other
stories and legends
the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon
The myth of "the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon" originated from the ancient people's worship of 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 the laurel
WU GANG went to the Moon Palace to win the laurel. According to the novel Youyang Miscellany in the Tang Dynasty, it was because WU GANG, a western man, made a mistake in cultivating immortals that he was punished for cutting laurel trees in the moon. This osmanthus tree grows with cutting, and it will never stop cutting. Li Bai wrote in the poem "Give Cui Sihu Wen Kun Ji": "If you want to spend the moon in Guangxi, you will be paid for the cold."
Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, Moon Birthday, Moon Festival, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Festival, Moon Festival and Reunion Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China. The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the worship of the moon in autumn in ancient times. Since ancient times, Mid-Autumn Festival has had folk customs such as offering sacrifices to the moon, enjoying the moon, eating moon cakes, watching lanterns, enjoying osmanthus flowers and drinking osmanthus wine, which have been passed down to this day and lasted for a long time.
The origin of Mid-Autumn Festival:
Mid-Autumn Festival originated in ancient times, and was popularized in Han Dynasty and stereotyped in Tang Dynasty. Mid-Autumn Festival is a synthesis of seasonal customs in autumn, and most of the festival customs contained in it have ancient origins. As one of the important customs of folk festivals, offering sacrifices to the moon has gradually evolved into activities such as appreciating and praising the moon. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a rich and precious cultural heritage, with the full moon heralding the reunion of people. It is based on the feelings of missing one's hometown and relatives, hoping for a bumper harvest and happiness.
Festival nicknames:
There are many nicknames for the Mid-Autumn Festival: in ancient times, there was an activity of the autumn equinox setting off the moon (Yue Bai), so it was called "Moon Festival" or "Moon Festival". Because the festival falls on August 15th, it is called "August Festival" and "August Half". Because the main activities of the Mid-Autumn Festival are carried out around the "moon", it is also commonly known as the "moon festival"; The full moon in Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes reunion, so it is also called "Reunion Festival".
The Mid-Autumn Festival is also called "Reunion Festival" and "Daughter's Day" because the moon is full, families get together and married daughters go home for reunion. In Guangfu area, Mid-Autumn Festival is commonly known as "Moonlight Birthday". In mid-autumn season, all kinds of melons and fruits are mature and listed, which is called "Fruit Festival". Dong people call it "Pumpkin Festival", and Mulao people call it "Afterlife Festival".