Mid-Autumn Festival in 2023: September 29th, Friday, August 15th of the lunar calendar. In 2023, the Mid-Autumn National Day will be closed, and it will be closed from September 29th to1October 6th for 8 days. 1Saturday, October 7th,1Sunday, October 8th. The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the important traditional festivals, which is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month every year.
This day is in the middle of autumn, and the moon is the roundest, so it is also called "Moonlight" and "Reunion Festival". According to legend, a long time ago, there were ten suns shining on the earth in turn, which made people unable to survive. Later, Hou Yi shot down nine suns, leaving one sun for human illumination. In order to commemorate this man, people hold sacrificial activities and moon viewing activities on August 15th every year.
Introduction to the customs of Mid-Autumn Festival:
1, sacrifice to the moon
Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival full of historical origins, among which offering sacrifices to the moon is one of the most profound customs. Sacrificing the moon originated from the ancient ancestors' curiosity and worship of the unknown. With the changes of the times, it gradually evolved into an activity of enjoying and playing with the moon. Generally speaking, the family is the unit of offering sacrifices to the moon, with the older female elders in the family as the main sacrifice, while the men serve as the praise ceremony or assist from the side.
2. Enjoy the moon
Appreciating the moon originated from offering sacrifices to the moon, and the early activities of the Mid-Autumn Festival were mainly about appreciating, praising and playing with the moon. On August 15th, people will hold a banquet and invite relatives and friends to drink and enjoy the moon. The custom of enjoying the moon comes from the serious sacrifice to the moon, and it has also become a relaxed pleasure. It is said that the moon is closest to the earth this night, and the moon is the largest, roundest and brightest, so people will hold activities to enjoy the moon on this day. Appreciating the moon is one of the important activities of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it is also one of the ways for people to express their admiration and praise for the moon.