The earliest origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival is to sacrifice to the moon, although nowadays we have very few people who will be dedicated to sacrificing to the moon on this day, but there is still the custom of viewing the moon, which is related to the earliest origins of the Mid-Autumn Festival, symbolizing the worship of the moon and the heavenly phenomena, and it's one of the indispensable Mid-Autumn Festival activities among folklore.
2, pray for blessings:
Since ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival Moon Festival in addition to the provisions of the traditional folklore, there are also to the moon to pray to the family peace and health, good fortune, all the best, family reunion, and many other auspicious symbols, which is considered to be another way to sacrifice to the moon god, can be seen in the Mid-Autumn Festival Moon Festival is a very long history.
3, missing relatives:
Mid-Autumn Festival is a reunion festival, no surprise is to be together as a family, but the fact is that want to spend the holiday together as a family is a very difficult thing, the ancient literati recited "but wishing for a long time, thousands of miles of **** Canyuan Juan." The ancient literati recited the saying, "But I wish people would stay together for a long time, a thousand li***chan. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival has the symbolism of missing relatives, every Mid-Autumn Festival people have to express their thoughts and blessings to their relatives to the moon.
What is the symbolism of the moon is it is an important custom of the Mid-Autumn Festival, because it is said that in this season, the moon in the sky is more rounded and brighter, especially the fifteenth day of the Lunar Calendar, high and clear, clear blue sky, very suitable for viewing. Ancient literati have always loved poetry, sentimental, therefore, while enjoying the moon and drink sprinkles, while reciting poetry, will be the reunion of the joy or parting of the sadness into the Mid-Autumn Festival night, a different mood. From ancient times to the present, people can recall the meaning of reunion when they see the full moon, and have left many exquisite poems.
Origin of the Mid-Autumn FestivalThe Mid-Autumn Festival originated in the ancient times, became popular in the Han Dynasty, was finalized in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, and flourished after the Song Dynasty. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a synthesis of the seasonal customs of autumn, and most of the festive elements it contains have ancient origins. The Mid-Autumn Festival has become a colorful and precious cultural heritage, as the full moon signifies the reunion of people, and it is a way of expressing one's longing for one's hometown and relatives, and one's hope for a good harvest and happiness. Mid-Autumn Festival has many aliases: in ancient times, there was the activity of moon worship at the autumn equinox, so it was called "Moon Festival" or "Moon Festival". Because the festival in August 15, so called "August Festival", "August half"; because the main activities of the Mid-Autumn Festival are around the "moon", so also commonly known as the "Moon Festival"; Mid-Autumn Festival moon is complete, symbolizing the reunion, and therefore called "reunion festival".