Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, has a thousand-year history

Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, has a history of 1,000 years, and is also known as the Moon Festival, the Reunion Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the August Festival, and so on, is a traditional Chinese folk festival.

The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of heavenly phenomena, evolved from the ancient times of the moon sacrifice in the autumn eve, to the middle of the Tang Dynasty was officially designated as a holiday, has a history of thousands of years. The Mid-Autumn Festival is usually celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar every year. On this day, people worship the moon, eat mooncakes, enjoy osmanthus flowers, and guess lantern riddles, etc., full of reverence and good expectations for life and nature.

In ancient times, people believed that the moon was the source of growth of all things and one of the most mysterious celestial bodies in the universe. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival was initially a festival set up by people to worship the moon. People would hold moon rituals at night, placing all kinds of food and gifts under the moon to pray to the goddess of the moon to bless families with peace, harvest and happiness. Over time, the Mid-Autumn Festival evolved into a festival of family reunion, moonlight viewing and eating mooncakes.

Introduction of Mid-Autumn Festival Customs:

1. Moon Appreciation: On the evening of the Mid-Autumn Festival, family members will go outdoors together to enjoy the moon. This custom originates from the ancient moon ceremony, in which people would offer sacrifices to the bright moon in the sky to express their reverence for the goddess of the moon. While enjoying the moon, people will also taste mooncakes and other delicacies to enjoy the joy of reunion.

2. Eating mooncakes: Mooncakes are one of the most representative foods of the Mid-Autumn Festival. There are many kinds of mooncakes, including bean paste, five kernel, egg yolk, lotus seed paste and other flavors. On the day of Mid-Autumn Festival, people will not only taste mooncakes themselves, but also give mooncakes to each other to express their blessings to friends and relatives.

3, enjoy osmanthus flowers: During the Mid-Autumn Festival, osmanthus flowers are in full bloom, bringing a wonderful aroma to people. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, people pick osmanthus flowers to make osmanthus cakes, osmanthus wine and other delicacies, or put osmanthus flowers in their rooms to enjoy their fragrance.

4. Guessing lantern riddles: During the Mid-Autumn Festival, people will hang up lanterns of various shapes and colors, on which riddles will be written and people will guess the riddles for each other. Guessing riddles not only increases the fun of the festival, but also promotes the traditional culture of the Chinese people.

5, enjoy chrysanthemums: During the Mid-Autumn Festival, people will also enjoy all kinds of chrysanthemums. Chrysanthemum is one of the traditional Chinese flowers, which not only has ornamental value, but also has rich cultural connotation. People will use chrysanthemums to make tea, brew wine, or make flower cakes and other delicacies.

6. Burning Incense to Worship the Moon: In some places, people will burn incense to worship the moon at night on the Mid-Autumn Festival. They will place an offering table in front of their house or in an open space, set up offerings such as moon cakes and fruits, light incense and candles, and pay homage to the goddess of the moon. This custom expresses people's reverence and prayers to the Moon Goddess.