There is a round moon every month, but why is August 15 the Mid Autumn Festival?

Because August 15 is a special day, August 15 is regarded as the Mid-Autumn Festival.

This is because of the worship of the god of the land, the cherishing of time and the yearning for family affection.

Because August 15 is the middle of a month, it has a special meaning.

Because August 15 is the time when the rice is ripe, every family worships the god of the land.

Because August 15 is a unique date.

Because at that time, it began to circulate from ancient emperors.

In ancient times, it was hoped that the moon tower and so on were handed down from ancient times.

The 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival in China, and it is also the second largest traditional festival after the Spring Festival. August 15 is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so it is called the Mid-Autumn Festival In the ancient Chinese calendar, the August of the Mid-Autumn Festival is called the "Mid-Autumn Festival", so the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the "Mid-Autumn Festival", the Mid-Autumn Festival is an ancient festival It is an important custom to worship the moon and admire the moon.

The ancient emperors had a social system of sacrificing the sun in spring and the moon in autumn, and people also had the atmosphere of sacrificing the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and later, the moon was more important than the moon worship, and the serious sacrifice became a relaxed entertainment, and the Mid-Autumn Festival moon viewing custom was very popular in the Tang Dynasty, there are many poems about the moon in many famous poems, and the moon viewing activities and folk moon viewing activities in the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties are more extensive So far, there are many historical sites in China, such as "Moon Worship Altar", "Moon Worship Pavilion", "Moon Viewing Tower" and so on.

Beijing's "Moon Temple" is built for the royal moon worship during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, whenever the Mid-Autumn Moon rises, a table is placed outdoors, the table is placed with moon cakes, pomegranates, dates and other fruits after worshiping the moon, the whole family sits around the table, eats, drinks and has fun, admires the moon According to historical records, the word "Mid-Autumn Festival" first appeared in the book "Zhou Li" in the Wei and Jin dynasties, there is a record of "Yu Shangshu Town Cattle Road, Mid-Autumn Night, Weifu Panjiang".

It was not until the early Tang Dynasty that the Mid-Autumn Festival became a fixed festival, and the "Complete Book of Taizong of the Tang Dynasty" records that the Mid-Autumn Festival was held on August 15 The popularity of the Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Song Dynasty and became one of the major festivals in China, and it was also the New Year's Day in the Ming and Qing dynasties. This is also the second largest traditional festival in China after the Spring Festival, and another theory about the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival is that the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar coincides with the time when the rice is ripe, and all families worship the god of the land, and the Mid-Autumn Festival may be the legacy of the Autumn Newspaper.

This is because this is a traditional Chinese festival, which has been handed down from ancient times.

This is because the Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a traditional festival, but also a worship of the land god when the rice is ripe.

The Mid-Autumn Festival moon "the fifteenth moon and sixteen round", the roundest moment appears on October 2 (the sixteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar) at 5:05 a.m. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day "happy meeting" appeared on October 1 at the same time. The moment of "hope" in the eighth month of this year's lunar calendar occurs at 5:05 a.m. on October 2, so the Mid-Autumn Moon is "the moon of the fifteenth and the sixteenth round".

Although the moon is full in the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon on the fifteenth looks close to the perfect circle to the naked eye, like a Yaotai mirror and a white jade plate, round and full, crystal clear, and pleasing to the eye. As long as the weather is fine, the evening of October 1 is destined to be a wonderful night of 'flowers and full moon'.

The sixteenth circle of the moon at fifteen is an astronomical phenomenon:

The reason is that the standard of the lunar calendar is that the new year must fall on the first day of the new year. Normally, if it is in the early morning of the first day of the new year, then it should be on the evening of the fifteenth. Therefore, when Shuo appeared relatively late on the first day of the new month, hope appeared on the sixteenth. It can even be as early as seventeen sometimes.

The moon is at its fullest and brightest when it is "looking". On the first day of the lunar calendar, the moon moves between the earth and the sun, and the illuminated hemisphere of the moon carries the earth on its back, and we cannot see the moon, which is called "new moon", also called "new moon"; It's the tenth day of the lunar calendar.

On the fifth and sixteenth, the bright side of the moon is all facing the earth, and we see the round moon, which is called the "full moon", also called "hope".

To tell a real joke here, the manuscript fee for the song "Fifteen Moons" at that time was really one hundred and sixty hairs. That is: 16 yuan.

After that, the song "Fifteen Moon Sixteen Round" came out. Regardless of these ...

From the perspective of the hour: the moon on the fifteenth should be the roundest at 24 o'clock, but what about the zero point? Zero o'clock is past fifteen and sixteen. Then the moon of fifteen and sixteen rounds are well understood. Moreover, it is true that the sixteenth moon is the fifteenth moon.

So: fifteen moons sixteen round!

The moon is 15 and 16 round, so why is the Mid-Autumn Festival not set on August 16?

The reason why the Mid-Autumn Festival is the Mid-Autumn Festival is because the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar is in the three-autumn system. The full moon in the sky on this day is exceptionally bright, especially big and special round, so this day is also regarded as a good day for matchmaking, and the sixteenth moon is full again, which has lost the meaning of the festival. Therefore, the fifteenth is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it has been passed down for thousands of years.

We often hear the saying that the moon is full on the fifteenth month, so why do we still set the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th? So let's find out what the specific reason is.

First of all, let's explain how the phenomenon of the 15th moon and 16 circles happens, because the moon is constantly revolving around the earth, and its trajectory is changing. Then, when the Moon is orbiting, it will be affected by the gravitational pull of the Earth differently, and the time it will take to reach the position directly behind the Earth will also be different. That's why we know that the moon is round on the fifteenth and sixteenth, which is an astronomical phenomenon.

So is it because of this that we set the Mid-Autumn Festival as August 15th? Not really. You must know that the term Mid-Autumn Festival first appeared in the "Zhou Li", and it was not formed until the early Tang Dynasty and became a fixed festival.

In fact, legend has it that the purpose of the Mid-Autumn Festival was to commemorate Chang'e, but there are many theories about why there is a Mid-Autumn Festival.

The reason why the Mid-Autumn Festival was chosen on August 15 is because it is sometimes remembered that the emperors in ancient times would worship the moon on August 15, so August 15 was customized as the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In modern society, China also took the Mid-Autumn Festival as a legal traditional holiday in China in 2008, and became an important day as the Spring Festival. Many people will choose to go home and reunite with their families on this day, and the state stipulates that the Mid-Autumn Festival has a three-day holiday.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, in addition to celebrating the harvest, there is also a family reunion together. Everyone will gather together to prepare a hearty dinner, and then admire and worship the moon in the courtyard. In some places, osmanthus wine will be drunk, Kong Ming lanterns and so on.

Overall, the sixteenth circle of the moon at fifteen is an astronomical phenomenon. The reason why the Mid-Autumn Festival is set on August 15 is also because it is the middle of the month in August when farmers can go to commemorate the harvest, and the emperors of ancient times also chose this time when worshipping the moon.

Because in the eighth month of the lunar calendar, many people's crops and fruits are about to ripen, so this is also the farmers' mood to celebrate the harvest and express their joy, so August 15 is the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Because on the 15th day, it is the date of the autumn equinox, and every year it has a certain phenomenon, the so-called moon is cloudy and sunny.

Because the ancients were more concerned about the smooth mouth, August 15 sounds smoother than August 16, and August 15 is also the day of the legendary Chang'e to the moon.

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 quarter of Chunshanxu 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".

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, the Autumn Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the August Festival, the August Festival, the Moon Chasing Festival, the Moon Festival, the Moon Worship Festival, the Daughter's Festival or the Reunion Festival, is a traditional cultural festival popular in many ethnic groups and countries in the Chinese character cultural circle, which is on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar; Because it coincides with the middle of the third autumn, hence the name, and some places set the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 16.

Extended information: According to the Chinese calendar, the eighth month of the lunar calendar is in the middle of autumn, which is the second month of autumn, which is called "Mid-autumn", and August 15 is in the middle of "Mid-autumn", so it is called "Mid-autumn".

The Mid-Autumn Festival has many other names: because the festival is on August 15, it is called "August Festival" and "August and a half"; Because the main activities of the Mid-Autumn Festival are carried out around the "moon", it is also commonly known as the "Moon Festival" and "Moon Eve"; The moon is full of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which symbolizes reunion, so it is also called "Reunion Festival". In the Tang Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival was also known as the "Duanzheng Month".

The earliest record of the "Reunion Festival" was found in the Ming Dynasty. "West Lake Excursion Zhiyu" said: "August 15 is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the people send moon cakes to each other, taking the meaning of reunion."

The Emperor's Scenery is also said: "On the fifteenth day of August, the cake must be round, the melon must be wrong, and the petals are engraved like lotus flowers." ......Those who have a wife who return to Ning will return to their husband's house on the same day, and it is called the reunion festival.