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Mid-Autumn Festival Customs English Mid-Autumn Festival Customs English Introduction

1. offeringtothemoon.InOurcountryisaveryancientcustom,infact,theancientsofthemoongodaworshipactivity.Inancienttimes. therewasthecustomofAutumneveningmoon.Evening,namelyworshipmonthgod.Sacrificing the moon. In our country is a very ancient custom, in fact, the ancients of the "moon god" a worship activities. In ancient times, there was the custom of "autumn and sunset". The moon, that is, worship of the moon god.

2, Burninglamps.Mid-Autumnnight,therearelanternstohelpthemoonlightcustom. Nowhuguangareaisstillusefultilestackedtowerinthetowerburninglampfestivalcustom.Jiangnanareahasthelanternboatfestivalcustom. InmodernMid-Autumnfestival,theburningoflightsismorepopular.Burning of lights. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, there is a custom of burning lamps to help the color of the moon. Nowadays, there is still a custom of burning lamps on towers with tiles stacked on them in the area of Hunan and Guangdong. In the south of the Yangtze River, there is the custom of making lantern boats. In recent times, the custom of burning lamps on the Mid-Autumn Festival has become more prevalent.

3, enjoythemoon.Thecustomofappreciatingthemooncomesfromofferingsacrificestothemoon. Itissaidthatthisnightmoonfromtheearthrecently,thelargestandbrightestmoon,sofromancienttimeshavethecustomoffeastingtoenjoythemoon. Moonwatching. The custom of enjoying the moon originated from the moon festival, and the seriousness of the festival was transformed into lighthearted merriment. It is said that the moon is the closest to the earth on this night, and the moon is the largest, roundest and brightest, so from ancient times to the present day there has been the custom of drinking and enjoying the moon.