August 15th of the lunar calendar is the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is named because its value is only half that of Sanqiu. It is said that the moon is closest to the earth this night, and the moon is the biggest and brightest, so there has been a custom of drinking and enjoying the moon since ancient times.
Seasonally, the Mid-Autumn Festival is the "Autumn Harvest Festival", and the grain sown in summer and spring should be harvested in autumn. Since ancient times, people have been drinking and dancing in this season to celebrate the harvest with joy, which is described in China's earliest collection of poems, The Book of Songs.
From the origin, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also a "Moon Festival", which originated from the worship of nature by ancient humans. In the ritual system of ancient emperors, there were two festivals in the Spring and Autumn Period: the Spring Festival for the sun and the Mid-Autumn Festival for the moon. At first, the day of offering sacrifices to the moon was at the "autumnal equinox", and August was different every year. Therefore, there must be a moon around the autumnal equinox, and it is a great favor to sacrifice the moon. Gradually, this became a common practice, and the day of offering sacrifices to the moon was set on August 15.
From the scientific observation, the inclination of the earth and the sun increases in autumn, and the warm and humid air flow over China gradually fades, while the northwest wind is still very weak. In this way, the moisture is removed, the dust is not raised, the air is particularly fresh, the sky is particularly clean, and the moon looks round and big, which is the best time to enjoy the moon.
The custom of enjoying the moon comes from offering sacrifices to the moon, and serious sacrifices have become relaxed pleasures. According to "Officials of Spring Day in Zhou Dynasty", the Zhou Dynasty has the saying of "welcoming the cold in the mid-autumn night" and "offering good clothes in the mid-autumn festival". "Autumn Equinox and Late Moon (Yue Bai)" activity; In the Han Dynasty, on the Mid-Autumn Festival or in beginning of autumn, the elderly were respected and provided with male coarse cakes. Mid-Autumn Festival also existed in Jin Dynasty, but it was not very common. It was not until the Tang Dynasty that the Mid-Autumn Festival was combined with fairy tales such as Chu 'e flying to the moon, Wu Gang cutting laurel, jade rabbit smashing medicine, Yang Guifei changing into a moon god, and Tang Dynasty visiting the moon palace, which was full of romance and the wind of playing the moon prevailed.
Mid-autumn festival greetings
1, autumn wind sends coolness, Mid-Autumn Festival sends happiness, and it is another year's reunion festival. A good moon brings people together, and a small message sends blessings. I wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
2, hope, hope, hope reunion, hope the moon is round, family reunion is a blessing, and reunion is a blessing. Every time I miss my family twice, I can't help meeting each other. The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming. I wish my family all the best.
I feel, think, get, see, smell, eat, be blessed, be transported and be rich, and my blessing will arrive first when the Mid-Autumn Festival comes. I wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival! In a good mood.
4. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, I invited the guests to the Moon Palace and prepared a sumptuous dinner for everyone: steamed romance, braised blessings, boiled reunion, fried happiness cakes, sincere and warm soup, very pistachios and warm and happy wine. Please come here. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
5, take off is poetry, empty is painting, may all happiness accompany you; Greeting is spring, caring is summer, and I hope all my friends will treat you sincerely; Tender is autumn, romantic is winter. May all happiness follow you. I wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!