The Origin and Implication of Moon Sacrifice in Mid-Autumn Festival

The earliest start of Mid-Autumn Festival is the ancient people's worship of nature, that is, the worship of astronomical phenomena and the worship of the moon god, so there was the activity of Yue Bai. In ancient times, there was a custom of "autumn and dusk". The evening moon is the God of Yue Bai.

2. Sacrifice the moon and look forward to reunion

Mid-Autumn Festival is an activity. People will prepare a lot of food and fruits, and set a whole table on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival to worship the moon god and pray for a round family. On this day, when the bright moon rises in the east of Ran Ran, people will set up a box in the yard to worship the moon. The offerings are mainly moon cakes, plus melons and fruits, especially grapefruit. The offering is round, which means reunion.

3. Sacrifice the moon and hope for love

Because the Mid-Autumn Festival has a fairy tale of Chang 'e Houyi, young people on this day will also travel together to pursue love.

Introduction:

The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the worship of the autumn moon in ancient times. At first, the festival of "Sacrificing the Moon" was held on the "Autumn Equinox" of the twenty-four solar terms in the Ganzhi calendar, and later it was moved to August 15th in the summer calendar (lunar calendar). In some places, the Mid-Autumn Festival is set on August 16 in the summer calendar.

The word "Mid-Autumn Festival" first appeared in Zhou Li, a document of the Han Dynasty. In the pre-Qin period, there were activities such as "welcoming the cold on Mid-Autumn Night", "Giving good clothes on Mid-Autumn Festival" and "Celebrating the Moon at the Autumn Equinox (Yue Bai)".