What day is September 15th?

September 15 is Guatemala's national day.

September 15th is an important festival. This is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the important traditional festivals in China, and it is also a day worth celebrating and commemorating. On this festival, people will reunite with their families, enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes, and have a reunion moment. There are many different views on the origin of Mid-Autumn Festival. In the Gregorian calendar, the Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the ancient agricultural civilization in China. People celebrate the harvest in autumn and thank nature for its gift.

It is said that the Mid-Autumn Festival originated in the Tang Dynasty. In the Ming dynasty, people set this festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year. With the passage of time, the Mid-Autumn Festival has gradually become a reunion festival. It is said that in ancient times, the main activity of Mid-Autumn Festival was to worship the moon, and people would worship the moon and the moon god at this time. In addition, people will enjoy the moon, eat moon cakes, read poems and get together on this day.

traditional food

The traditional food of Mid-Autumn Festival is mainly moon cakes, which are the most common food in Mid-Autumn Festival. This is a round cake, which is usually used to indicate reunion. The making method and taste of moon cakes vary from region to region, but the main raw materials are glutinous rice flour, bean paste, lotus seed paste and other ingredients. In addition, people will eat grapefruit, crabs and other foods on this day, which means good luck and smoothness.

In the yellow calendar, Mid-Autumn Festival is also a solar term in autumn, when the weather begins to get cold. Therefore, there are many foods related to health care in Mid-Autumn Festival, such as Osmanthus Jelly and Lily candy. These foods usually have the effects of clearing away heat and fire and nourishing the body. The Mid-Autumn Festival is also related to Confucian culture, which is an important part of China traditional culture. It advocates "the benevolent loves others" and family harmony and harmonious coexistence.