Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival "I hope that people will live for a long time, and thousands of miles will be a total of Juan." The taste of Dongpo's words, thoughts and flying. On the 15th of the lunar calendar every year, it is the traditional festival of our country - Mid-Autumn Festival. The moon of this day is more round and brighter than the full moons of other months, so it is also called 'moon eve', 'August Festival'. This night, people look up to the sky like a moon, and naturally expect family reunion. The wanderer far away from home is also relying on his own thoughts about his hometown and his loved ones. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the 'Reunion Festival'. In ancient times, the people of our country had the custom of 'autumn and moonlight'. Xiyue, that is, worship the moon god. In the Zhou Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival will be held for the cold and the moon. Set up a large incense case, put on moon cakes, watermelon, apples, red dates, plums, grapes and other sacrifices, of which moon cakes and watermelons are absolutely indispensable. Watermelon is also cut into lotus. In the moon, the moon image is placed in the direction of the moon, the red candle is burning, the whole family worships the moon in turn, and then the housewife cuts the reunion moon cake. The people who cut it in advance count the number of people in the whole family. At home, in the field, they must be counted together. They can’t be cut or cut, and the size must be the same. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival have become more popular; in many places, special customs such as burning incense, tree Mid-Autumn Festival, point tower lights, sky lanterns, moon walking, and dancing dragons have been formed.

Mid-Autumn Festival

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