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1. The origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival: The Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history, and other traditional festivals, it is also slowly developed and formed, the ancient emperors had the ritual system of spring sacrifice day and autumn sacrifice to the moon, as early as in the book "Zhou Li", there has been a record of the word "Mid-Autumn Festival". Later, the aristocracy and literati also followed suit, and in the Mid-Autumn Festival, facing the bright and round moon in the sky, watching and worshipping, and expressing feelings, this custom was spread to the people, forming a traditional activity.
2. The customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival: Eating moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival is a necessary custom for the Mid-Autumn Festival in all parts of China; Moon appreciation**In the sacrificial month, the solemn sacrifice becomes a relaxed pleasure; The Mid-Autumn Festival night light is tied to a bamboo pole with a rope, hung high on the eaves or terrace, or built into a zigzag or various shapes with a small lamp, and hung on the high place of the house, commonly known as "tree Mid-Autumn Festival" or "vertical Mid-Autumn Festival".
3. The story of the Mid-Autumn Festival: According to legend, the laurel tree in front of the Guanghan Palace on the moon grows luxuriantly, with a height of more than 500 zhang, and there is a person below who often cuts it down, but every time it is cut down, the place that is cut is immediately closed. For thousands of years, this laurel tree can never be cut down.
It is said that the name of this tree cutter is Wu Gang, a native of Xihe in the Han Dynasty, who once followed the immortals to cultivate the Tao of Zen and Ming, and went to the heavenly realm, but he made a mistake, and the immortals relegated him to the Moon Palace, and did this kind of futile drudgery every day as a punishment. There is a record in Li Bai's poem that "if you want to cut the laurel in the moon, you will be paid for the cold".
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The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China and one of the traditional festivals of the Chinese nation. Its origin can be traced back to ancient China, and I will learn about the origin and some customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival:
There are many legends about the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the most famous of which is the story of Chang'e. According to legend, in ancient times, there were ten suns, and the heat was unbearable, and later, the marksman Hou Yi shot down nine suns, bringing coolness to mankind. The Emperor of Heaven rewarded him with the immortal hand and limb medicine, but his wife Chang'e secretly ate the immortal elixir and thus flew to the Moon Palace.
Every year on the evening of August 15, people can see Chang'e dancing gracefully in the Moon Palace.
Mid-Autumn Festival customs:
Moon viewing: One of the most important customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival is moon viewing. People will admire the moon on the night of the full moon, and when admiring the moon, they will also eat moon cakes, guess lantern riddles, and guess while eating, which increases the joyful atmosphere of the festival.
Eat moon cakes: The special food of the Mid-Autumn Festival is moon cakes, the types and tastes of moon cakes are not the same, but they are made of glutinous rice, bean paste, lotus paste and other ingredients.
Lighting lanterns: During the Mid-Autumn Festival, people also light lanterns and hang various lanterns in front of doors, windows, and trees to light up the entire city and create a strong festive atmosphere.
Dragon Boat Festival games: The Mid-Autumn Festival also has some traditional games, such as five blessings, stilts, spinning tops, etc., these games are also a way to add to the festive atmosphere.
In short, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival of family reunion, and people express their yearning for life and happiness by admiring the moon, eating mooncakes, lighting lanterns, playing games, etc. The Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a traditional festival for the Chinese people, but also an important part of Chinese culture, reflecting people's attention and love for family and traditional culture.
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The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, the Moonlight Festival, the Moon Festival, the Autumn Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Moon Worship Festival, the Moon Niang Festival, the Moon Festival, the Reunion Festival, etc., is a traditional Chinese folk festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the autumn and evening moon festivals in ancient times. Initially"Moon Festival"The festival is in the 24 solar terms of the Ganzhi calendar"Autumnal equinox"This day was later moved to the 15th day of the eighth month of the summer calendar (lunar calendar), and some places set the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 16th day of the eighth month of the summer calendar.
Since ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival has folk customs such as worshipping the moon, admiring the moon, eating moon cakes, playing with lanterns, appreciating osmanthus flowers, drinking osmanthus wine, etc., which have been passed down to this day and endured endlessly.
The Mid-Autumn Festival originated in ancient times, popularized in the Han Dynasty, was stereotyped in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, and prevailed after the Song Dynasty. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a synthesis of autumn seasonal customs, and most of the festival elements contained in it have ancient origins. The Mid-Autumn Festival uses the full moon to reunite people, as a sustenance of missing hometown, missing relatives, praying for a good harvest and happiness, and becoming a colorful and precious cultural heritage.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a vestige of the ancient celestial worship - the custom of honoring the moon. In the twenty-four solar terms"Autumnal equinox"The season is ancient"Moon Festival", the Mid-Autumn Festival is traditional"Worship the moon"Come. In traditional culture, the moon and the sun are the same, and these two alternating celestial bodies became the objects of worship of the ancestors.
The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the ancient people's worship of the moon, which is the remnant and derivation of the Chinese nation's custom of worshiping the moon. Worshipping the moon is a very ancient custom in our country, and it is actually a pair of ancients in some parts of our country in ancient times"Luna"A kind of worship activity. According to research, initially"Moon Festival"It is set in the 24 solar terms of the Ganzhi calendar"Autumnal equinox"On this day, however, due to the development of history, the later calendar was fused, so that the lunar calendar (summer calendar) was used, so it will"Moon Festival"The 24 solar terms are recorded by the Ganzhi calendar"Autumnal equinox"Adjusted to the 15th day of the eighth month of the summer calendar (lunar calendar).
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a synthesis of autumn seasonal customs, and most of the festival elements contained in it have ancient origins.
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The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the ancient worship of the moon and has a long history. The word "Mid-Autumn Festival" was first recorded in the "Zhou Li", because of the ancient calendar of our country, August 15 of the lunar calendar, it happens to be the autumn of the year, and it is the middle of August, so it is called "Mid-Autumn Festival". It was not until the early years of the Tang Dynasty that the Mid-Autumn Festival became a festival in Shizhou.
As early as the Tang Dynasty, there were folk customs such as sacrificing the sharp moon, admiring the moon, eating moon cakes, playing with lanterns, appreciating osmanthus flowers, and drinking osmanthus wine. In addition, there are also folk moon worship, moonlight horses, rabbits, Mid-Autumn Festival banquet customs, fire dragon dance, burning pagoda lamps, stealing vegetables and begging for Lang, stealing melons and praying for children, Mid-Autumn Festival cakes, worshipping the moon and burning incense buckets, begging for the moon to shine on the moon and climbing the moon, walking the moon and walking the three bridges and so on.
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The origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival can be traced back to the ancient Chinese autumn equinox festival refers to the annual order, which is only a festival dedicated to the moon god. In terms of customs, people will admire the moon, eat moon cakes, burn paper money, race dragon boats, etc.
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The story of the Mid-Autumn Festival: The origin of the noisy Mid-Autumn Festival.
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Every year on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, it is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival. This is the middle of autumn of the year, so it is called Mid-Autumn Festival. In the Chinese lunar calendar, the year is divided into four seasons, and each season is divided into three parts: Meng, Zhong and Ji, so the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called Mid-autumn.
The moon on August 15 is rounder and brighter than the full moon of other months, so it is also called "Yuexi" or "August Festival". On this night, people look up at the bright moon in the sky like jade, and naturally look forward to family reunion. Wanderers who are far away also take this opportunity to express their feelings of longing for their hometown and relatives.
Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the "Reunion Festival".
In ancient times, our people had the custom of "autumn twilight and sunset". The setting moon is to worship the moon god. In the Zhou Dynasty, every Mid-Autumn Festival night was held to welcome the cold and sacrifice the moon.
Set up a large incense case, and put moon cakes, watermelons, apples, red dates, plums, grapes and other offerings, among which moon cakes and watermelons are absolutely indispensable. The watermelon should also be cut into lotus shapes. Under the moon, the statue of the moon god is placed in the direction of the moon, the red candle is burned, the whole family worships the moon in turn, and then the housewife cuts the reunion moon cake.
The person who cuts it calculates in advance how many people are in the whole family, and those who are at home and those who are in other places must be counted together, and they cannot cut more or less, and the size should be the same.
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Every year on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, it is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival in China. This is the middle of autumn of the year, so it is called Mid-Autumn Festival. This is also the second largest traditional festival in China after the Spring Festival.
The origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival In the Chinese lunar calendar, the year is divided into four seasons, and each season is divided into three parts: Meng, Zhong and Ji, so the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called Mid-autumn. The moon on August 15 is rounder and brighter than the full moon of other months, so it is also called the moon night, autumn festival, mid-autumn festival, August festival, August meeting, moon chasing festival, moon festival, moon worship festival, daughter's festival or reunion festival, which is a traditional cultural festival popular among many ethnic groups in the country. The custom of eating moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival was formed in the Ming Dynasty.
In addition to admiring the moon, worshiping the moon, and eating moon cakes, there are also the fire dragon dance in Hong Kong, the pile pagoda in Anhui, the Mid-Autumn Festival in Guangzhou, the burning tower in Jinjiang, the moon in Suzhou Shihu, the moon worship of the Dai people, the moon jumping of the Miao people, the moon stealing vegetables of the Dong people, and the ball dance of the Gaoshan people.
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What is the origin and customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival?
The Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history, and other traditional festivals, it is also slowly developed and formed, the ancient emperors had a spring sacrifice day, autumn sacrifice moon ritual system, as early as the "Zhou Li" book, there has been a record of the word "Mid-Autumn Festival". Later, the aristocracy and the literati also followed suit, in the Mid-Autumn Festival, facing the sky and bright and round a round of the moon, watching and worshipping, sustenance feelings, this custom was transmitted to the people, forming a traditional activity, until the Tang Dynasty, the custom of sacrificing the moon is more important to people, the Mid-Autumn Festival has become a fixed festival, "Tang Shu Taizong Ji" recorded that "August 15 Mid-Autumn Festival", this festival prevailed in the Song Dynasty, to the Ming and Qing dynasties, has been as famous as New Year's Day, has become one of the main festivals in our country.
1. Eat moon cakes
Luozhong Jiwen said that Tang Xizong ate moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the taste was extremely beautiful, so he ordered the imperial dining room to wrap moon cakes in red silk and give them to the new science and technology scholars, which is the earliest record of moon cakes we can see. >>>More
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