Preparation material: square paper.

1, the square paper is folded in half inward along the dotted line.

2. After unfolding, the left side is also folded in half in the same way.

3. That's it after clicking, and then cut out the diamond crease in the middle.

4. The two points on both sides face the middle point and fold in half twice in a row.

5. Fold it, and then unfold the paper.

6. Fold it up in half along the dotted line, then fold it up again, and then unfold it.

7. Rotate 45 degrees, fold the continuous line upward once, and then fold it upward once to expand.

8. Fold along the creases just now, with the center line of each crease inward and the four corners outward. This is not too troublesome.

Summary: The significance of handcraft, Mid-Autumn Festival is a unique traditional festival with a long history and historical influence in China, and people in China attach great importance to this festival.

The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on August 15 of the lunar calendar, and the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2023 falls on September 29th of the solar calendar. The Mid-Autumn Festival originated in ancient times, popularized in the Han Dynasty and shaped in the 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. Sacrificing the moon is one of the important customs of folk festivals.

Customs of Mid-Autumn Festival:

1, tidal observation

In ancient times, in addition to enjoying the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival in Zhejiang, tide watching was another Mid-Autumn Festival event. The custom of watching tide in Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history, which was described in detail in Mei Cheng's Fu of Seven Hair in Han Dynasty. After the Han Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival tide watching became more popular. There are also records of watching the tide in Zhu Tinghuan's Supplementing the Past Events of Wulin in Ming Dynasty and Meng Liang Lu by Zi Mu in Song and Wu Dynasties.

2, guessing puzzles

On the Mid-Autumn Festival full moon night, there are many lanterns hanging in public places. People gather together to guess the riddles written on the lanterns. Because they are the favorite activities of most young men and women, love stories are also heard at these activities, so solve riddles on the lanterns in the Mid-Autumn Festival has also been derived as a form of love between men and women.

3. Eat moon cakes

Moon cakes, also known as moon group, harvest cake, palace cake and reunion cake, are tributes to the moon god in ancient Mid-Autumn Festival. Moon cakes were originally used as offerings to worship the moon god. Later, people gradually regarded the Mid-Autumn Festival as a symbol of family reunion.