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Is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2023 an auspicious day of 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 solar calendar. From the perspective of the Gregorian calendar, this day is suitable for cleaning, while others are not. Therefore, although Mid-Autumn Festival is a reunion day, it is not suitable for other important activities. If you are very particular and care about this, I suggest you choose another auspicious day.

However, if there are no taboos in this respect, we can still do it 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. It has been passed down to this day for a long time. Later, people gradually combined moon viewing with moon cakes to symbolize family reunion and miss. 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 the moon viewing. On this night, people will get together as a family to enjoy the 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 moon cakes 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 their doorsteps, courtyards or parks. Lanterns are usually made of paper or silk, with various patterns and greetings painted on them, which bring people a festive and peaceful atmosphere.

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