Knowledge about Mid-Autumn Festival

The knowledge of Mid-Autumn Festival is as follows:

1, Mid-Autumn Festival is related to autumn festival. Mid-Autumn Festival, that is, the harvest of autumn grain is reported to the land god, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is a legacy of autumn reporting. One theory is related to longevity and the need to have many children and grandchildren.

2. The relationship between Mid-Autumn Festival and the equinox solar terms. Mid-Autumn Festival is an autumn festival, and many customs are closely related to the seasonal life in autumn, especially the autumnal equinox. The autumnal equinox is a very important time in a year's farming activities. Historically, the autumnal equinox, which bears the function of "autumn newspaper", was once a traditional festival to worship the moon.

3. The custom of Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival customs mainly include moon-related beliefs and customs such as offering sacrifices to the moon and Yue Bai, entertainment customs such as enjoying and playing with the moon, and the custom of giving gifts such as moon cakes and melons to each other for family reunion. The Mid-Autumn Festival of ancient people basically includes the above contents, that is, gifts such as moon cakes are given to each other before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and families get together to enjoy and walk the moon together.

4. Ancient Mid-Autumn Festival. In the Song Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival has become a national festival, and there is a "moon-watching bridge" in the palace. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, the emperor rowed boats, drank wine with crystal vessels and enjoyed the music of silk and bamboo. Four kinds of fruits are on the market, crabs are newly produced, rice wine is newly brewed, shops are open all night, people are scrambling to go to restaurants to enjoy the moon, and children are playing in alleys all night. The rich festive atmosphere is no less than today.