What is the traditional culture of Mid-Autumn Festival in China?

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a very old custom in China. According to historical records, as early as the Zhou Dynasty, ancient emperors had the custom of offering sacrifices to the sun at the vernal equinox, to the earth at the summer solstice, to the moon at the autumnal equinox, and to heaven at the winter solstice. Its places of worship are called Ritan, Ditan, Yuetan and Tiantan. It is located in four directions: southeast and northwest. The Moon Altar in Beijing is the place where emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties offered sacrifices to the moon. The Book of Rites says: "The son of heaven is sunny in spring and autumn is in the evening. The DPRK, the evening of the moon. " The moon here refers to offering sacrifices to the moon at night. This custom is not only pursued by the imperial court and the upper nobility, but also gradually affects the people with the development of society.

Scholars admire the moon, and the custom of appreciating the moon comes from offering sacrifices to the moon, and serious sacrifices have become relaxed pleasures.

Folk Yue Bai, after the Ming and Qing Dynasties, due to the relationship of the times, the realistic utilitarian factors in social life are prominent, and the secular interest in Japan and China is strong, and the tradition of lyrical and mythical literati centered on "appreciating the moon" is weakened. Utilitarian worship, prayer and secular feelings and desires constitute the main forms of Mid-Autumn Festival customs of ordinary people.

Dragon dancing is the most traditional custom of Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong. From the evening of the 14th August of the lunar calendar every year, a grand dragon dance has been held in the Tai Hang area of Causeway Bay for three consecutive nights.

Playing lanterns, Mid-Autumn Festival, there are many game activities, the first is playing lanterns. Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the three major Lantern Festival in China, so we should play with lanterns in festivals. Of course, the Mid-Autumn Festival does not have such a large lantern festival, and playing with lanterns is mainly between families and children.