The Fine Traditions Of The Mid Autumn Festival In China

"During the Mid Autumn Festival holiday, we travel to ancient villages in southern Anhui and experience the mid autumn customs in ancient towns. Huang Meirong of Shanghai Normal University made an appointment with his classmates early and excitedly planned to go to Hongcun to release lotus lanterns.

Huang Meirong's "Lotus Lantern" is attached to the desire to write, drifting paper lights in the river. In many parts of China, there is a tradition of "Lotus lanterns" in the Mid Autumn Festival. As early as in the old history of Wulin, the mid autumn customs of the "red light" in the Southern Song Dynasty were recorded in the river. Nowadays, this mid autumn festival custom has been more and more popular among young people.

Netizens "go all the way" to find a companion to find lotus lanterns with him during the Mid Autumn Festival: "it is the Mid Autumn Festival, and I have no plans for activities. So I would like to go to the riverside to set lotus lantern for a wish. The best thing is to make lanterns for yourself, and to know better about lighting customs.

Once the post was issued, it attracted many respondents. Colleague And propose to bring moon cakes to imitate the ancients in the riverside.

Zhou Fang, a white-collar worker in Hangzhou, plans to walk the moon and walk three bridges in the Mid Autumn Festival this year. "Full moon night, in the moonlight downstream of West Lake, go to Su Di, think of it is very romantic." He said.

Zhou Fang said "walking the moon" and "walking three bridges" are the ancient sites of Wu Chu. Mid-autumn Festival Customs, according to relevant information, "walking the moon", also known as the "Moonlight", is in the mid autumn night when the moon is in the sky, walking around and enjoying the moon, without any destination, until it is enjoyable, but at least three bridges should be passed.

"The Mid Autumn Festival is not to watch TV with family friends, but to kill time in front of the computer. A few days ago, a good friend called everyone to" walk the moon "in the Mid Autumn Festival to get the response from many people. Everyone wants to enjoy the different emotional experiences brought about by traditional customs. Zhou Fang said.

Not only in China, some young people studying abroad also pay more and more attention to traditional festivals and customs. A wave of traditional festivals and customs is quietly returning to the life of the younger generation in China.

"We are going to put the lanterns on the Mid Autumn Festival." Li Dichen of University of Minnesota Twin Cities is busy with the coming Mid Autumn Festival. The local Chinese student organization intends to taste China in a foreign country. tradition The Mid Autumn Festival. And the release of the lantern becomes a good choice.

The Mid Autumn Festival is one of the three Lantern Festival in China. The custom of flying lanterns in the Mid Autumn Festival has spread to this day.

Li Dichen, a native of Wuhu, Anhui, told reporters that the United States did not have a ready to sell lantern, so it was necessary to make its own handwork. "Though hard, it is very interesting, very warm and worth it".

Netizens "evening star" said: "I am particularly interested in some ancient customs of traditional festivals, especially when working and living everyday facing computers. It is very fresh to revisit old customs through festivals, and it also improves the feelings between friends and family members.

Sun Jing, a graduate student at Anhwei Normal University, decided to go to Nanjing Confucius temple to see the lantern riddles on the Lantern Festival with his family. "There are so many people who go to Confucius temple to see the lights every year. Students often bring the lantern riddles to schools. We can guess together that we can enjoy our life while enjoying our literary accomplishment."

Wang Kaiyu, a researcher at the Anhui Academy of Social Sciences, said that despite some traditions Customs Young people are highly praised. However, while we are praking these customs, we should also pay attention to understanding and discovering the cultural implications behind these customs. Don't let all kinds of traditional Chinese customs become a simple public entertainment.