September 15th is an important festival. It is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the important traditional festivals in China, and it is also a day worthy of celebration and commemoration. On this festival, people will get together with their families, enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes, and have a reunion moment. There are many different opinions about the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the Gregorian calendar, the Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the agricultural civilization in ancient China. People celebrate the harvest in autumn and thank the gift of nature.
It is said that the Mid-Autumn Festival originated in the Tang Dynasty. During the Ming Dynasty, people set this festival on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month every year. With the passage of time, the Mid-Autumn Festival has gradually become a reunion festival. It is said that in ancient times, the main activity of Mid-Autumn Festival was to offer sacrifices to the moon, and people would worship the moon and offer sacrifices to the moon god at this time. In addition, people will enjoy the moon, eat moon cakes, read poems and have a reunion on this day.
traditional food
The traditional food of Mid-Autumn Festival is mainly moon cake, which is the most common food in Mid-Autumn Festival. It is a round cake and is usually used to express reunion. The making method and taste of moon cakes vary from region to region, but the main raw materials are glutinous rice flour, bean paste, lotus seed paste and other ingredients. In addition, people will eat grapefruit, crab and other foods on this day, which means good luck and smoothness.
In the yellow calendar, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also a solar term in autumn, when the weather begins to get cold. Therefore, there are many foods related to health care and health preservation in Mid-Autumn Festival, such as Osmanthus Jelly, Lily candy, etc. These foods usually have the effects of clearing away heat and fire and nourishing the body. The Mid-Autumn Festival is also related to Confucian culture, which is an important part of Chinese traditional culture. It advocates "the benevolent loves others" and advocates family harmony and harmonious coexistence.