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The significance and importance of Mid-Autumn Festival

The significance and importance of Mid-Autumn Festival are as follows:

I. Meaning

Mid-Autumn Festival is the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the second month of autumn, its symbol is the full moon in May, which is in the middle of Sanqiu, so it is called the Mid-Autumn Festival. This night, the moonlight is brighter than usual, also called "moonlight".

Because Mid-Autumn Festival is in autumn and August, it is also called "Autumn Festival" and "August Festival". Because the sacrifices to the moon and Yue Bai are also called "Moon Festival" and "Moon Festival"; Mid-Autumn Festival is also called "Reunion Festival" and "Daughter's Day" because families get together and married daughters go home for reunion.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, all kinds of melons and fruits are mature and listed, which is called the "Fruit Festival". Dong people call it "Pumpkin Festival" and Mulao people call it "Afterlife Festival". On the Mid-Autumn Festival, people get together to enjoy the moon, offer sacrifices and celebrate the harvest.

Second, the significance

The Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes the importance of reunion and family. ? This festival is usually celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month. Families get together for a big meal. This meal usually includes moon cakes, a special round cake that symbolizes reunion. Families sit around and enjoy the bright full moon, which symbolizes the preciousness of family and friendship.

Mid-Autumn Festival is also a day of gratitude. ? People usually pray to heaven for good luck and happiness. One of the traditions of this festival is to enjoy the moon. People watch the bright moon outdoors to express their gratitude to nature. At the same time, the moon is also regarded as a symbol of a better life, so people will express their wishes and blessings for the future.

Mid-Autumn Festival is also a symbol of harvest and abundance in agricultural society. ? This festival is usually celebrated in the autumn harvest season, which symbolizes that a year's hard work has finally paid off. People will taste fresh fruits and delicious moon cakes and enjoy gifts from nature.

Mid-Autumn Festival greetings:

1, Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, I will give you six wishes, that is, be conscientious, have a smooth career, do good deeds, be happy, be healthy, have a happy family and be beautiful. I wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

2, spend a good full moon, sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance Mid-Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival full moon singing, tea and wine Yue Bai Palace, bright moon for thousands of years, family reunion after a long separation, happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

3, the moon cake is round, the moon is round, and a wish is round; Japanese yen, full moon, round and round; Official sources, financial resources and two sources; Popularity, happiness and fate remain unchanged; Wishes, wishes, wishes come true; I wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!