What are the activities of the Mid-Autumn Festival Traditional activities of the Mid-Autumn Festival

1. Appreciating the moon; originating from the moon festival, the serious festival became a light-hearted entertainment. Folk moonlight appreciation activities during the Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Wei and Jin dynasties, but did not become a habit. To the Tang Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, playing the moon is quite popular, many poets in the famous poem there are moon poems. By the time of Song Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Folk Festival centered on moon viewing activities was formed and officially designated as Mid-Autumn Festival. Unlike the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty people were more sentimental about the moon, and often used the moon as a metaphor for the state of human affairs. Even on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the clear light of the moon could not hide the sadness of the Song Dynasty people.

2, walk the moon; Mid-Autumn Festival night there is a big feature of the moon activities called "walk the moon". Under the bright moonlight, people dressed in beautiful, three or five companions, or touring the city, or lack of boat Qinhuai River, or climbed to view the moonlight, talk and laugh. Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty, built in the moon tower, play the moon bridge, the Qing Dynasty, under the Lion Rock Tower, are travelers "walk the moon" when the moon viewing resort; and after the liberation of the Mochou Lake Park built by holding the moon building, has become a new attraction for the public to enjoy the moon.

3, moon festival; moon festival, in China is a very ancient custom. According to historical records, as early as the Zhou Dynasty, the ancient emperors had the spring equinox sacrifice of the sun, the summer solstice sacrifice of the ground, the autumn equinox sacrifice of the moon, the winter solstice sacrifice of the custom of the sky. The places of worship were called the Altar of the Sun, the Altar of the Earth, the Altar of the Moon and the Altar of Heaven. Set up in the southeast, northwest and north direction. Beijing's Altar of the Moon is the place where the Ming and Qing emperors sacrificed the moon.

4, play lanterns; Mid-Autumn Festival, there are many game activities, the first is to play lanterns. Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the three major lantern festivals in China, and you have to play with lanterns for the festival. Of course, the Mid-Autumn Festival does not have a large lantern festival like the Lantern Festival, playing with lanterns is mainly just among families and children.

5, worship the moon god; in ancient times, there is "autumn sunset" custom. The moon, that is, to worship the moon god. Set up a large incense, moon cakes, watermelon, apples, jujubes, plums, grapes and other offerings, of which the moon cakes and watermelon is absolutely no less, watermelon should also be cut into lotus shape. Under the moon, the statue of the moon god is placed in the direction of the moon, red candles are lit high, and the whole family pays homage to the moon in turn, and then the housewife of the family cuts the mooncakes for reunion. Cutting people counted in advance how many people in the family ***, at home, in the field, should be counted together, can not cut more or less, the size should be the same.