The Mid-Autumn Festival is an important traditional festival in the cultural circle of Chinese characters, which falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month every year, from September to the beginning of 10 in the Gregorian calendar.
The Mid-Autumn Festival began in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, prevailed in the Song Dynasty, and reached its peak in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has become one of the traditional festivals in China with the same reputation as the Spring Festival. Influenced by Chinese culture, Mid-Autumn Festival is also a traditional festival for overseas Chinese in some countries in East and Southeast Asia, especially local Chinese.
Symbolic significance of Mid-Autumn Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China, which falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month every year, and it is also the second largest traditional festival in China after the Spring Festival. The legend is to commemorate Chang 'e.
Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival in China. According to historical records, the word "Mid-Autumn Festival" first appeared in the book Zhou Li. By the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there was a record of "telling Shangshu Town that cattle were confused, and mid-autumn evening and the left and right traveling incognito across the river".
It was not until the early years of the Tang Dynasty that the Mid-Autumn Festival became a fixed festival. The Book of Tang Taizong records the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th. The prevalence of Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Song Dynasty, and by the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was as famous as New Year's Day and became one of the major festivals in China. This is also the second largest traditional festival in China after the Spring Festival.
The implication of Mid-Autumn Festival also means reunion. The full moon in Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes reunion, so it is also called "Reunion Festival".