Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, Moonlight Birthday, Moon Festival, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Festival, Moon Festival and Reunion Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China. The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the worship of the autumn moon in ancient times. Since ancient times, Mid-Autumn Festival has had folk customs such as offering sacrifices to the moon, enjoying the moon, eating moon cakes, playing with lanterns, enjoying osmanthus and drinking osmanthus wine. It has been circulating for a long time.
The Mid-Autumn Festival originated in ancient times, popularized in the Han Dynasty, shaped in the early Tang Dynasty and prevailed after the Song Dynasty. Mid-Autumn Festival is a synthesis of autumn seasonal customs, most of which have ancient origins. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a colorful and precious cultural heritage. The full moon is a symbol of people's reunion, a sustenance for missing their hometown and relatives, and hopes for a bumper harvest and happiness.
The custom of Mid-Autumn festival
On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is particularly round and bright. People often enjoy the moon in the moonlight and enjoy peace and beauty. Watching the moon is also a time for family reunion and friendship. People enjoy the moon while tasting moon cakes and share their happiness and feelings with each other. Moon cakes are indispensable food for Mid-Autumn Festival. There are many kinds of mooncakes with different tastes, and each kind of mooncake represents different regional and cultural characteristics.
In the Mid-Autumn Festival, people eat moon cakes to show reunion and harvest, and at the same time convey their thoughts and blessings to their loved ones. Solve riddles on the lanterns is another interesting traditional activity of Mid-Autumn Festival. Before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival, people will hang various lanterns and lanterns with riddles on them. Let's get together, guess the answers to these riddles and enjoy this challenging fun.