What are the traditional customs of Mid-Autumn Festival?

The word "Mid-Autumn Festival" first appeared in Zhou Li. According to the ancient calendar of China, there are four seasons in a year, and each season has three months, which are called Meng Yue, Zhongyue and Yue Ji respectively. Because the second month of autumn is called Mid-Autumn Festival, and because the 15th day of August in the lunar calendar is in the middle of August, it is called "Mid-Autumn Festival". Nowadays, when it comes to Mid-Autumn Festival, people will think of moon cakes. "August 15th is full, and Mid-Autumn moon cakes are sweet and fragrant." Besides moon cakes, what other traditional customs do you know about Mid-Autumn Festival?

1, the Rites of Sacrifice to the Moon contains: "The son of heaven is sunny in spring and autumn is in the moon. The DPRK, the evening of the moon. " The moon here refers to offering sacrifices to the moon at night. Sacrificing the moon originated from people's worship of the moon in early ancient times. Later, the moon was personified as a celestial body and became the moon god. The royal family in past dynasties called Luna the luminous god, and after the rise of Taoism, Luna was called the King of Luna. But most people think that the moon god is a woman, especially Chang 'e, calling her a moon aunt or sister.

In the Zhou Dynasty, every Mid-Autumn Festival night, activities to welcome the cold and offer sacrifices to the moon were held. August 15th of the lunar calendar is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival in China. Besides being similar to the Mid-Autumn Festival of Han nationality, there are a series of activities with strong national characteristics, such as the Mid-Autumn Festival of Zhuang nationality, so it is also called "Mid-Autumn Festival". The Mid-Autumn Festival is an ancient ceremony, which expresses people's good wishes to pray for the moon god to bless the world.

2. The custom of enjoying the moon comes from offering sacrifices to the moon, and serious sacrifices have become relaxed enjoyment. The early moon sacrifice was held in autumn, when people's attention was focused on the moon, and they could fully appreciate the beauty of the moon that was usually ignored. At this time, the upper class's understanding of the moon began to be rational, no longer a simple worship, and they gradually appreciated the full moon as a beautiful natural scene. This is the so-called "its moments of beauty" mentality.

Folk Mid-Autumn Festival began in Wei and Jin Dynasties, but it did not become a habit. In the Tang Dynasty, it was quite popular to enjoy and play with the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Many poets wrote poems about the moon in their masterpieces. In the Song Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival centered on appreciating the moon was formed and officially designated as the Mid-Autumn Festival.

3. I drank osmanthus wine in autumn, and when the Mid-Autumn Festival came, osmanthus bloomed and began to fall. People will pick osmanthus and brew osmanthus wine. Osmanthus fragrans wine brewed with Osmanthus fragrans is mellow, sweet and sour. After drinking, the lingering fragrance will last for a long time. Eating moon cakes and drinking osmanthus wine can relieve boredom, and osmanthus wine helps sleep. Besides, drinking osmanthus wine on Mid-Autumn Festival is actually meaningful. Osmanthus fragrans is a symbol of wealth and good luck. "Gui" and "Gui" are homophonic, which is a symbol of wealth. So osmanthus wine is very popular with people.

Eating Ciba in the Mid-Autumn Festival in August originated in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period more than 2,000 years ago, and it is a traditional custom that has been passed down to this day to commemorate Wu Zixu, the general of Chu. Ciba is a symbolic and sacred food. In the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, eating and enjoying the moon symbolize family reunion, happiness and good luck. Sticking together, Bazin symbolizes the harmony and unity of the whole family; The sweetness of Ciba symbolizes the sweetness and happiness of life.

5. Tree Mid-Autumn Festival In Guangzhou, Hong Kong and other places, Mid-Autumn Festival activities will be held on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, and the trees will be erected, which means that the lights will be erected high. With the help of their parents, children make rabbit lanterns, carambola lanterns or square lanterns out of bamboo paper, hang them horizontally on short poles and then stand on high poles. They are high-tech and colorful, adding another scenery to the Mid-Autumn Festival. Children often compete with each other to see who stands tall, much taller and has the most exquisite lighting.

These are the traditional customs of Mid-Autumn Festival that I know. Friends, what other customs do you know?