Is August 15 of the lunar calendar in 2023 an auspicious day for the Chinese zodiac?

August 15 of the lunar calendar in 2023 is an auspicious day of the zodiac.

August 15 of the lunar calendar in 2023 is the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the full moon festival, full moon birthday, full moon festival, autumn festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, full moon, full moon and reunion festival, which 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 moon in autumn night 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, watching lanterns, enjoying osmanthus and drinking osmanthus wine. It has been circulating for a long time.

However, it should be noted that with the development of the times and social changes, some traditional customs and beliefs are gradually diluted or forgotten, so everyone may have different views and judgments on whether it is auspicious or not. In addition, due to the differences in history, culture and region, the traditional calendars and customs in different places are also different, and it is necessary to judge whether it is an auspicious day according to the local actual situation.

Introduction of the Mid-Autumn festival

Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, August Festival, Moon Chasing Festival, Moon Appreciating Festival, Daughter's Day or Reunion Festival, is a popular traditional cultural festival in many ethnic groups and countries in the Chinese character cultural circle in China, and falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. Because its value is only half that of Sanqiu, it is named, and some places set the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 16. The Mid-Autumn Festival began in the early years of the Tang Dynasty and prevailed in the Song Dynasty. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it had become one of the major festivals in China, which was as famous as the Spring Festival.

Influenced by China culture, Mid-Autumn Festival is also a traditional festival for overseas Chinese in some countries in East and Southeast Asia, especially local Chinese. Since 2008, Mid-Autumn Festival has been listed as a national statutory holiday. On May 20th, 2006, it was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage by the State Council. The Mid-Autumn Festival has customs such as offering sacrifices to the moon, enjoying the moon, eating moon cakes, enjoying osmanthus and drinking osmanthus wine. It has existed since ancient times and is enduring (the above contents are for reference only).