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Is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2023 an auspicious day for the zodiac?

The Mid-Autumn Festival in 2023 is not an auspicious day.

In 2023, the Mid-Autumn Festival falls on August 15 of the lunar calendar and September 29 of the Gregorian calendar. From the perspective of the Gregorian calendar, this day is suitable for cleaning and other things are not suitable. It can be seen that although the Mid-Autumn Festival is a day of reunion, it is not suitable for holding other important activities. If you are very picky and concerned about this, I suggest you choose another auspicious day.

However, if there are no taboos in this respect, it can still be done from the perspective of holidays, because during the Mid-Autumn Festival, guests have the opportunity to get together and the festive atmosphere is relatively strong. Getting married on this day symbolizes complete happiness, and the husband and wife will be very harmonious after marriage.

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, which have been circulating for a long time. Later, people gradually combined moon viewing with moon cakes, implying family reunion and pinning their thoughts. At the same time, moon cakes are also gifts for friends to contact their feelings during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Introduction to Mid-Autumn Festival Customs

1, Moon viewing: One of the most important customs of Mid-Autumn Festival is Moon viewing. On this night, people will get together as a family to watch the bright moon, taste moon cakes, enjoy the warm atmosphere of family reunion, and sometimes hang lanterns in the yard to add festive atmosphere.

2. Eat moon cakes: The traditional food of Mid-Autumn Festival is moon cakes, which are round cakes with various fillings, such as lotus seed paste, bean paste and egg yolk. People will give mooncakes to each other, symbolizing reunion and good wishes.

3. Lighting: Lighting is one of the traditional customs of Mid-Autumn Festival. People hang lanterns at doorways, courtyards or parks. Lanterns are usually made of paper or silk with various patterns and greetings painted on them, which brings people a festive and peaceful atmosphere.

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