Mid-Autumn Festival

The 15th day of the lunar calendar is the traditional festival of China - Mid-Autumn Festival. In ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, and the Dragon Boat Festival were listed as four major festivals, which were deeply loved by people.

In the Chinese lunar calendar, the year is divided into four seasons, and each season is divided into three parts: Meng, Zhong and Zhou. Therefore, Mid-Autumn Festival is also called Zhongqiu. The moon on August 15 is rounder and brighter than the full moons of other months. Therefore, it is also called "Moon Festival" and "August Festival". This night, people look up to the sky like a jade like Lang Lang, 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. So it is also called the "Reunion Festival".

In the Tang Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Moon were quite popular. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the capital of the city of Mancheng, regardless of the rich and the poor, must wear acknowledgment clothes, burn incense and say goodbye to the moon, pray for the blessing of the moon god. The folks of the Southern Song Dynasty donated the moon cakes and took the meaning of the group garden.

Today, the custom of playing in the lower reaches of the month is far from prevailing. However, the banquet month is still very popular. People "send the wine to the sky" to celebrate a beautiful life, or wish the distant relatives to be healthy and happy, and together with their families, "a thousand miles together."

The Mid-Autumn Festival has many customs and forms, but it is all about people's infinite love for life and yearning for a better life.