Why do you burn the tower during the Mid Autumn Festival, why do you burn the pagoda during the Mid

According to the older generation, the burning of the pagoda was a custom to commemorate the resistance of the Mongols in the Yuan Dynasty. It is generally believed that the Mid-Autumn Festival burned the tower at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the Han people, who had been oppressed by the Mongol rulers, rose up and rebelled, and they agreed to burn the pagoda as a signal on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month to revolt together.

Another view of the cracked jujube point believes that the Mid-Autumn Festival burning tower originated from the commemoration of Wen Tianxiang. According to historical records, at the end of the Song Dynasty, Wen Tianxiang (my hometown), once in Jizhou, Xingguo and other areas to resist the Yuan, in order to help the anti-Yuan soldiers cross the river on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the local villagers built bricks and tiles at the ferry, and lit it with straw for illumination. Although the theories are different, they are all related to the anti-Yuan and have been passed down from generation to generation in the local area.

In the past, the towers burned had to be built into a round spire, because this was like the top of the Mongol hat. Now the burning of the tower is regarded as a symbol of fortune, "burning, dismantling the tower, burning the tower, the more it burns, the more it burns." The tower fire burned vigorously, and the pigs and cattle were strong in the coming year.

The burning tower burned red, and the pigs were raised to two hundred and five; The burning tower burned white, and the pigs were raised until they had no tail. These folk proverbs circulated in the hometown express the importance that ordinary people attach to burning towers, and in the old days, in the countryside, pigs in captivity were an important property of every family. Regardless of the origin and how much attention is paid to, the custom of burning the tower in the Mid-Autumn Festival that has been handed down to this day all carries the wishes and yearning of the old family for a better life, and they all hope to be as safe and secure as the name of their hometown.

I hope that this Mid-Autumn Festival with the taste of hometown will be more like a prosperous year and an aftertaste every year. The moon is the hometown of Ming, and you can witness the grand occasion of burning the tower in the coming year, and you can also become a part of the burning tower. I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and a happy family!

Burning towers, also known as burning towers in some places, is a folk activity carried out in rural areas in the south such as Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi and other places during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that the burning tower originated in the last years of the Yuan Dynasty when the Han people rebelled against the tyrannical rulers, and held a fire during the Mid-Autumn Uprising. It is also said that the custom of burning the tower originated from the late Yuan Dynasty Liu Bowen hid a note in the moon cakes, about August 15 to raise the fire as the number, the implementation of the armed uprising, so far the folk spread of the former "three families raise one yuan, one night to kill the whole story", that is, from this.

It has become a folk custom to burn the tower and express the meaning of "the Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival of harvest, and the joy of harvest is expressed through the burning of the tower.

First of all, the Mid-Autumn Festival burns the pagoda, it is the custom in Yangzhou City in the past, place a pair of lit candle pagoda lamps on the offering table, face the moonlight, burn incense and kowtow, sincerely worship the moon, and pray for family happiness. Then put out hearty foods such as moon cakes, persimmons, pomegranates, chicken heads, red lings, white lotus roots, peanuts, taro, pumpkins and so on according to the custom. The whole family sits around and admires the moon.

Secondly, the allusion to burning the pagoda comes from the ancient Tang Xuanzong's love for the Daming Temple Qiling Pagoda. During the Tianbao period of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong went out to Yangzhou in micro-clothes, and once saw the Qiling Pagoda of Yangzhou Daming Temple on the road, the unique architectural shape and ingenious structural design made Tang Xuanzong very appreciative and fond. Therefore, every time it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the palace is full of Yangzhou Qiling pagoda lamps.

Because the pagoda lamp pierced by Yangzhou folk artists is completely made in accordance with the appearance of the Qiling Pagoda, so that the emperor can enjoy his favorite buildings in addition to the opportunity, chat to relieve fatigue, relax the mind, and love it very much. Later, in order to cater to the emperor's love and express their pride in their hometown, every year to the Mid-Autumn Festival, every household went to buy pagoda lamps to pay homage to the moon, and used it as the mascot of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Lighting the pagoda lamp to respect the moon is the unique custom of Yangzhou people, the tower lamp is made of paper, and there are also made of colored glass.

In the end, each custom has its own unique story, whether it is happy or sad, big or small, beautiful or evil, but no matter what, it is also the crystallization and inheritance of our Chinese culture. We need to protect it and pass it on from generation to generation.

The shape of the tile tower has "round tower", "square tower", "polygonal tower" and so on, and each has its auspicious meaning, such as the circular tower means "the moon is full in the Mid-Autumn Festival", generally there are relatives who travel abroad to build the round tower, the square tower is like a mound, into a square, meaning extending in all directions; The polygonal tower symbolizes a lot of money and a prosperous business.

The process of building the tower is also quite exquisite, with sealed type and window type. The "window" on the body of the window-shaped tower has square, diamond-shaped, plum blossom-shaped, etc., in a thousand forms, the top of the tower is open, like a big chimney, and its size is also different.

The short ones are more than two meters tall, and the tall ones are four or five meters high, with diameters ranging from tens of centimeters to more than one meter. In order to make the tower body ventilated and beautiful in shape, the large tile tower is often two thoughts of the right ant tiles together according to the "product" shape of the erection.

Note: 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 buried in it have ancient origins.

The Mid-Autumn Festival uses the full moon to reunite people, in order to express the feelings of missing hometown and relatives, praying for a bumper harvest and happiness, and becoming a colorful and precious cultural heritage.

1. The Mid-Autumn Festival to burn the pagoda is to commemorate a custom of resisting the Mongols of the Peishu Yuan Dynasty.

2. It is generally believed that the Mid-Autumn Festival burning tower began at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the Han people, who had been oppressed by the Mongol rulers, rose up against the drought and agreed to burn the tower on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month as a signal to revolt together. Another view is that the Mid-Autumn Festival burning tower originated from the commemoration of Wen Tianxiang.

In a few places, there is a custom of burning pagodas during the Mid-Autumn Festival. When night falls, the moonlight is everywhere, and the friends are specialized.

They come to the open space in front of the house and behind the house, pick up the broken bricks and tiles, pile up small pagodas, and set up large pagodas in some large open spaces or squares, similar to the main pagoda, the pagoda is hollow, stuffed with firewood and grass, this kind of activity, adults often come to participate in it with great interest. In particular, some elderly people will also set up a small offering table in front of the pagoda, on which round offerings such as moon cakes, sweet lotus roots, oranges, and grapefruits, and incense and candles are lit. When all the pagodas were piled up, someone shouted:

Ignition of the fire——— So, the firewood and grass in the pagoda were lit together, and the red flames rose and sparks exploded. After a while, the pagodas burned red inside and out, which was very spectacular and beautiful.

Legend has it that this custom is associated with the righteous act of rebellion against the Yuan soldiers. After the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, the Han people carried out bloody rule, so the Han people carried out unyielding resistance, and all over the country met for the Mid-Autumn Festival, and lit a fire on the top floor of the pagoda. Similar to the fire on the peak, although this rebellion was suppressed, the custom of burning the pagoda remained.

This legend is similar to the legend of eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Mid-Autumn night burning towers are also popular in some places. The height of the tower varies from 1 to 3 meters, it is mostly made of broken tiles, and the big tower is also made of bricks, which accounts for about 1 4 of the height of the tower, and then it is stacked with tiles, and a tower mouth is left at the top for putting fuel. The Mid-Autumn Festival will be lit and burned in the evening, the fuel has wood, bamboo, chaff, etc., and the rosin powder is poured when the fire is hot, and the flame is cheered, which is extremely spectacular.

There are also rules for the burning of the tower, whoever burns the tower to the red will win, and the one who does not reach or collapses in the burning process will lose, and the winner will be given a flag, bonus or prize by the host. It is rumored that the burning of the tower is also the origin of the Han people who rebelled against the tyrannical rulers in the last years of the Yuan Dynasty and raised fire during the Mid-Autumn Uprising.