What is Mid-Autumn Festival?

Mid-Autumn Festival, that is, the ancestor worship festival in July and a half.

First, the Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history in China. But it was called "July and a half" in ancient times. It is a festival that represents the autumn harvest of crops, celebrates the harvest and returns to the earth. Every year in July and a half, when a batch of crops are ripe, people should worship their ancestors according to regulations and repay their ancestors with new rice and other sacrifices. It is a traditional cultural festival to commemorate ancestors, and its cultural core is to respect ancestors and filial parents.

2. The Mid-Autumn Festival is also called Shigu Festival, Ghost Festival, Bonihara Festival, Solitary Festival, Local Officials' Day, July and a half, ancestor worship festival and July and a half.

The Mid-Autumn Festival was first called July and a half in China, but it is only a day to worship ancestors. After the Eastern Han Dynasty, Taoism believed that July and a half was the birthday of local officials. On this day, they prayed for forgiveness, all ghosts would be released from the underworld, and the dead ancestors could go home for reunion, so it was called the Mid-Autumn Festival. Buddhism is called "Kasahara Festival". These two names have continued to this day.

Third, there are no ghosts in the world, so don't worry about meeting them on Halloween.

After death, everything disappears, so there is no such thing as ghosts and gods. Moreover, if you are an upright person, you don't have to worry about meeting ghosts in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mid-Autumn Festival, or Ghost Festival, when you pay homage to your ancestors, it is more about the memory of the deceased and the memory of your ancestors. Do a series of activities to express your good wishes to your deceased ancestors.

Fourth, the festival customs mainly include ancestor worship, Pudu in the mid-Yuan Dynasty, land worship, river lanterns, worship of gods, and burning paper ingots.

The core of Mid-Autumn Festival is to mourn and bless the dead, which is not only significant in the dimension of faith, but also a festival with high mass participation and distinctive entertainment functions in the secular level.

Qing Qianlong's "Puning County Records" said: "It is said that the ancestors are resurrected and there are salty clothes and wine recommendations. Although poor, I dare not lack it. " Clothes are indispensable in the sacrifice. Because of the heat in July, it is necessary to change clothes to prevent cold, and "July is a fire, and clothes are given in September."