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The Origin Of Mid Autumn Festival

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The word "Mid Autumn Festival" was first seen in "Zhou Li".

According to the ancient Chinese calendar, it was called "Mid Autumn Festival" in the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar and August in the middle of a year.

There are four seasons in a year, and it is divided into three parts, namely, Meng, Zhong and Ji. It is called Zhong Qiu in February in the third autumn, so it is also called "Zhong Qiu" in the Mid Autumn Festival.

In Wei and Jin Dynasties, there were records of Niu Shang Shu Niu, the mid autumn evening and the river around the river.

It was not until the early years of the Tang Dynasty that the mid autumn festival became a regular holiday.

The book of Tang Dynasty Taizong recorded "fifteen Mid Autumn Festival in August".

The popularity of the mid autumn festival began in the Song Dynasty, and became one of the main festivals in China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

This is also the second largest traditional festival after China's Spring Festival.

According to the calendar of China, the second month of autumn is called the "mid autumn" in the middle of autumn in August, and in August it is also called "mid autumn" in August, so it is called "Mid Autumn Festival".

There are many other nicknames in the Mid Autumn Festival: because the festival is fifteen in August, it is called "August Festival" and "August half". Because the main activities of the Mid Autumn Festival are carried out around the "Moon", it is commonly known as "Moon Festival" and "Moonlight"; the Mid Autumn Festival is a complete moon, symbolizing reunion, and it is also called "reunion festival".

In the Tang Dynasty, the Mid Autumn Festival is also known as "the first moon".

The record of "reunion festival" was first seen in the Ming Dynasty.

"West Lake tour Zhi Yu" said: "in August, fifteen said the Mid Autumn Festival, the folk send the moon cakes together to get the meaning of reunion."

"Emperor Jing Jing scenery" also said: "in August, the fifteen sacrifices of the moon, the cake will be round, the melon will be wrong, and the flap will be carved as lotus."

It has a wife to return to the Ning, is the Japanese will return to the husband's family, said the reunion festival?

In the Mid Autumn Festival, most of our country also has the custom of "Reunion", that is, a small cake that symbolizes reunion, similar to moon cakes, sugar, sesame seeds, Osmanthus fragrans and vegetables, and so on.

After the sacrifice of the moon, the elderly members of the family are divided into pieces according to their number, one piece per person. If someone is not at home, they leave a copy for the family reunion.

During the Mid Autumn Festival, clouds and mist are few, and the moonlight is bright and bright. Apart from holding a series of activities such as watching the moon, offering sacrifices to the moon, eating moon cakes and wishing reunion, there are also some activities such as dancing grass dragon, building pagoda and so on.

In addition to moon cakes, seasonal fruits and dried fruits are also the delicacies of the mid autumn night.

Another argument for the origin of the Mid Autumn Festival is that the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar is a time when rice is ripe, and all families worship the God of the land.

Mid Autumn Festival may be the custom of autumn newspaper.

With the continuous development of society, the ancients gave many legends to the moon, from toad to jade rabbit in the middle of the moon, and from Wu Gang to the Chang'e to the moon, the rich imagination portrayed a spectacular picture of the Moon Palace.

From the Han to the Tang Dynasty, the mob scholars chanted the moon and the middle of the moon, and became an excellent time to express their feelings in the fifteen months of August.

In the period of Emperor Taizong in the Northern Song Dynasty, officials formally designated August 15th as the Mid Autumn Festival.

On the night of the Mid Autumn Festival, when the moon is clear, the moon is a symbol of reunion. In August, fifteen is the day of family reunion. Therefore, the Mid Autumn Festival is also known as the "reunion festival".

The Mid Autumn Festival has become a major festival in the year, and it has an extremely delicate relationship with the imperial examinations. In feudal society, it has always been a great event for the rulers to attach great importance to science and technology.

In the three years, the autumn festival was just scheduled to take place in August.

With the combination of scenery and passion, people will be regarded as the people who are in the middle of the month.

Every Mid Autumn Festival, we must celebrate Chongqing and become an important custom of the whole society. It has been popular throughout the past dynasties. The Mid Autumn Festival has gradually become one of the three major festivals of the Han nationality in China (the Spring Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid Autumn Festival).