What are the origins and customs of Mid-Autumn Festival?

Dear ~ Hello, I am honored to answer your question: The origin and custom of Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the sacrificial activities of ancient emperors, and it is also a manifestation of ancient people worshiping the moon. As early as the Tang Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival had the folk custom of offering sacrifices to the moon, enjoying the moon, eating moon cakes, playing with lanterns, enjoying osmanthus and drinking osmanthus wine. The Mid-Autumn Festival mainly has the customs of offering sacrifices to the moon, lighting lanterns, enjoying the moon, chasing the moon, watching the tide, solve riddles on the lanterns, eating moon cakes, enjoying osmanthus, drinking osmanthus wine, tying lanterns, holding the Mid-Autumn Festival, playing with lanterns, burning incense, worshipping ancestors and dancing dragons. Mid-Autumn Festival is also called Moon Festival, Moonlight Birthday, Moon Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.

Moon worship festival, moon festival, moon festival, reunion festival, etc. In ancient times, the worship of the moon has a long history.

The word "Mid-Autumn Festival" was first recorded in the custom ceremony of Mid-Autumn Festival. Because we use the ancient calendar of China, August 15 of the lunar calendar happens to be the autumn of a year, and it is in the middle of August, so it is called "Mid-Autumn Festival". In addition, throughout the year, each season is divided into three parts: Meng, Zhong and Ji, so the second month of autumn is called Mid-Autumn Festival. until

In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival became a fixed festival. There are also folk myths and legends about "Wugang cutting Guangxi and the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon".