The origin and custom of Mid-Autumn Festival: the content of handwritten newspaper

Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China, with a long history and profound cultural heritage. The following are the origins and customs of Mid-Autumn Festival:

First, the origin of Mid-Autumn Festival

According to legend, the Mid-Autumn Festival is an activity of offering sacrifices to the moon, which originated from the ancient feudal society in China. On the 15 full moon night after the autumnal equinox, people will place offerings outdoors and offer sacrifices to the moon to thank and pray for blessings such as harvest, well-being and reunion.

In the Tang Dynasty, Mid-Autumn Festival became a formal national festival and gradually spread to other East Asian countries, such as Japan, South Korea and Vietnam.

Second, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival.

1.？ Moon viewing: The most classic activity of Mid-Autumn Festival is the moon viewing. On this night, people usually turn off all the lights at home, sit by the window or outdoors, enjoy the bright moonlight and taste the romance and peace of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

2.？ Eat moon cakes: Moon cakes are essential food for Mid-Autumn Festival. Traditional moon cakes are mostly round, which means a happy reunion. Eating moon cakes has become one of the important customs of Mid-Autumn Festival.

3.？ Playing with lanterns: Playing with lanterns is a popular activity of Mid-Autumn Festival in southern China. People use colored paper, bamboo sticks and other materials to make lanterns of various shapes, and then hang them indoors and outdoors to light candles and enjoy their beautiful light shadow effect.

4.？ Solve riddles on the lanterns: solve riddles on the lanterns is also a traditional activity of Mid-Autumn Festival. People hang riddles on lanterns and let guests guess the answers, which makes the festival more interesting and interactive.

5.？ Making grapefruit: grapefruit is one of the essential fruits of Mid-Autumn Festival, because it is homophonic with "having children", which means having children brings good luck. People peel grapefruit and decorate it into various shapes, such as boats and fish, to show reunion and good luck.