The origin of Mid-Autumn Festival is related to agricultural production. Autumn is the harvest season. The word "autumn" is interpreted as "autumn when crops are ripe" Mid-Autumn Festival in August-In order to celebrate the harvest and express their joy, farmers regard the Mid-Autumn Festival as a festival. "Mid-Autumn Festival" means the middle of autumn. August in the lunar calendar is the middle of autumn, and the 15th of this month is also the middle of this month. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival may be a custom passed down from the ancient Autumn Newspaper.
Stories and legends about Mid-Autumn Festival:
The Goddess Chang's fly to the moon
? According to legend, Chang 'e stole the elixir of the Queen Mother of the West and flew to the moon. However, Qiong Yu is too high to be cold, and the so-called "Chang 'e should regret stealing the elixir, and the blue sky and the dark night heart" is a portrayal of her loneliness. Later, Chang 'e confided her remorse to her husband and said, "Tomorrow is the night of the full moon. You make pills out of flour, round like a full moon, put them in the northwest of the house, and then keep calling my name. At midnight, I can go home. " The next day, I did as my wife said. At this time, Chang 'e really flew in from the middle of the month, and the husband and wife were reunited. The custom of making moon cakes for Chang 'e in the Mid-Autumn Festival is also formed.
Autumn years, the harvest season; The fruits of harvest, the pace of growth; The birthday of the motherland, a grand festival; I wish you a prosperous career and a better life with the development of the motherland! Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
The autumn moon hangs on the horizon, and the prodigal son misses Tim; Lonely Chang 'e danced in the sky, and Bajie was degraded like that? I give you a heart that can be expressed in heaven, and you can travel thousands of miles away!
Lovers should choose water as warm as honey, and friends should choose a pig with a runny nose. Stop looking and wipe your nose. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!