Some traditional customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival? (Detailed)

The traditional Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar every year. This is the middle of the fall season of the year, so it is called the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the Chinese lunar calendar, the year is divided into four seasons, each of which is further divided into three parts: the Meng, the Zhong, and the Quarter, hence the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the Mid-Autumn Festival. The moon on the 15th day of the 8th month is fuller and brighter than the full moons of other months, which is why it is also called "Moon Festival" and "August Festival". On this night, people look up at the bright moon in the sky like a jade disk and naturally look forward to family reunions. People who are far away from their hometowns also take this opportunity to express their nostalgia for their hometowns and loved ones. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the "reunion festival".

The people of China in ancient times, there is "autumn sunset" custom. The moon, that is, to worship the moon god. To the Zhou Dynasty, every mid-autumn night to welcome the cold and moon festival. A large incense burner was set up, and mooncakes, watermelons, apples, jujubes, plums, grapes and other offerings were placed on the table, of which mooncakes and watermelons were absolutely indispensable. The watermelon should also be cut in the shape of a lotus flower. Under the moon, the statue of the moon god is placed in the direction of the moon, red candles are lit high, the whole family worships the moon in turn, and then the housewife in charge 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.

Legend has it that in ancient times, Qi's ugly girl without salt, when she was young, she used to worship the moon religiously, and when she grew up, she entered the palace with superb character, but she was not favored. One year on the 15th of August to enjoy the moon, the son of heaven in the moonlight to see her, think she is beautiful and outstanding, and then set her up as the queen, the mid-autumn moon worship from this. Chang'e in the moon, known for her beauty, so the young girl to worship the moon, may "look like Chang'e, face like the moon".

In the Tang Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, playing with the moon is quite popular. In the Northern Song Dynasty. On the night of August 15, a city full of people, rich or poor, old or small, have to put on adult clothes, burning incense to worship the moon to say the wish, and pray for the blessing of the moon god. In the Southern Song Dynasty, people gave moon cakes to each other, taking the meaning of reunion. In some places, there are also dancing grass dragon, building pagodas and other activities. Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Mid-Autumn Festival customs are more prevalent; many places have formed special customs such as burning incense, tree Mid-Autumn Festival, pointing the tower lights, putting sky lanterns, walking on the moon, dancing fire dragon.

Today, the custom of playing under the moon is far less prevalent than in the old days. But the feast is still very popular, people drink to the moon, to celebrate the good life, or to wish distant relatives healthy and happy, and family "thousands of miles *** Canyuanjuan".

The Mid-Autumn Festival has a lot of customs and different forms, but all of them are based on people's infinite love of life and the desire for a better life.

The Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history, and other traditional festivals, is also the slow development of the formation of the ancient emperors had the spring festival of the sun, the autumn festival of the ritual system, as early as in the book of the "Zhou Rites", there has been the word "Mid-Autumn Festival" recorded. Later, the aristocrats and scholars also followed suit, in the mid-autumn festival, to the sky and bright and round round moon, ornamental worship, to send feelings, this custom is so spread to the people, forming a traditional activity, until the Tang Dynasty, the custom of the moon festival more people attach importance to, the Mid-Autumn Festival has become a fixed festival, "the Book of the Tang Dynasty - record of the Emperor Taizong," recorded in the "15th of August, the Mid-Autumn Festival "

The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the major festivals in China, and it was celebrated in the Song Dynasty, and has become one of the major festivals in China, along with the New Year's Day.

The legend of the Mid-Autumn Festival is very rich, Chang'e Runs to the Moon, Wu Gang fells the laurel, the Jade Rabbit pounding medicine and other mythological stories are widely spread.

The Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history, and other traditional festivals, is also the slow development of the formation of the ancient emperors have the spring festival of the sun, the autumn festival of the ritual system, as early as in the book of the "Zhou Rites", there has been the word "Mid-Autumn Festival" recorded. Later, the aristocrats and scholars also followed suit, in the mid-autumn festival, to the sky and bright and round round moon, ornamental worship, to send feelings, this custom is so spread to the people, forming a traditional activity, until the Tang Dynasty, the custom of the moon festival more people attach importance to, the Mid-Autumn Festival has become a fixed festival, "the Book of the Tang Dynasty - record of the Emperor Taizong," recorded in the "15th of August, the Mid-Autumn Festival "

The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the major festivals in China, and it was celebrated in the Song Dynasty, and has become one of the major festivals in China, along with the New Year's Day.

The legend of the Mid-Autumn Festival is very rich, Chang'e Runs to the Moon, Wu Gang Falters the Cinnamon, the Jade Rabbit Pounds Medicine, and other mythological stories have been widely circulated.

Mid-Autumn Festival, people's main activity is to enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes.

Moon Festival

In the Mid-Autumn Festival, our country since ancient times, there is the custom of enjoying the moon, the "Book of Rites" recorded in the "autumn sunset", that is, to worship the moon god. By the Zhou Dynasty, every Mid-Autumn Festival night is held to welcome the cold and moon sacrifice. A large incense burner was set up and seasonal fruits such as mooncakes, watermelons, apples, plums, grapes, etc. were placed on the table, among which mooncakes and watermelons were absolutely indispensable. The watermelon is also cut into lotus shapes.

During the Tang Dynasty, it was quite popular to enjoy and play with the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the Song Dynasty, the mid-autumn moon festival is even more prevalent, according to the "Tokyo Dreaming Records" records: "Mid-autumn night, the noble family decorative platforms and pavilions, the folk compete to occupy the restaurant to play the moon". Every this day, the capital of all the stores, restaurants are to redecorate the facade, the pagoda on the silk hanging color, selling fresh fruit and refined food, the night market is bustling, the people more than on the platform, some rich families in their own pavilions and pavilions to enjoy the moon, and set up food or arrange a feast, reunion of the children, *** with the moon to talk.

After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Mid-Autumn Festival Moon Festival customs remain the same, many places have formed a burning incense, tree Mid-Autumn Festival, point tower lamps, sky lanterns, walk the moon, dance fire dragon and other special customs.

Eating moon cakes

China's urban and rural masses over the Mid-Autumn Festival have the custom of eating moon cakes, as the saying goes: "August 15, the moon is round, Mid-Autumn Festival moon cakes fragrant and sweet". Mooncake is initially used to worship the moon god's offerings, "mooncake" word, first seen in the Southern Song Dynasty Wu Zimu's "Dream Liang Record", at that time, it is just like the diamond flower cake like cake-shaped food. Later, people gradually combined the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival with mooncakes, a symbol of family reunion.

Mooncakes were initially made at home, and Yuan Mei of the Qing Dynasty recorded the practice of mooncakes in his "Sui Yuan Food List". In modern times, there are workshops specializing in the production of moon cakes, moon cake production more and more fine, the filling is exquisite, beautiful appearance, in the moon cake is also printed on the outside of a variety of exquisite patterns, such as "Chang'e Moon", "Galaxy Night Moon", "Three Pools of the Moon" and so on. To the moon of the round omen people of the reunion, to the cake of the round omen people of the life, with the moon cakes to send thoughts of home, miss their loved ones, and pray for a good harvest, happiness, have become the world's people's wish, the moon cakes are also used as gifts to send friends and relatives, contact feelings.

Other Mid-Autumn Festival customs

China's geography is vast, the population is large, customs are different, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also a variety of ways, and with a strong local characteristics.

In Pucheng, Fujian, women spend the Mid-Autumn Festival walking across the Nanpu Bridge for longevity. In Jianning, the Mid-Autumn Festival night to hang lamps to the Moon Palace for the auspicious omen. Shanghang County people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, the children more in the moon worship please moon aunt. When Longyan people eat mooncakes, parents will dig out round cakes two or three inches in diameter in the center for the elders to eat, meaning that secret things should not be known to the younger generation. This custom stems from the legend that the mooncake hides a message against the Yuan and kills the enemy. In Kinmen, we have to worship the God of Heaven before paying respect to the moon in Mid-Autumn Festival.

Guangdong, Chaoshan, all over the custom of the Mid-Autumn Moon worship, mainly women and children, there is a "men do not full moon, women do not sacrifice the stove" of the proverb. At night, the moon rises, women will be in the yard, balcony set up when the sky prayer worship. Silver candles burning high, smoke, the table is also full of good fruit and cakes as a gift. There is also a local custom of eating taro in the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chaoshan has a proverb: "Hexi to the mouth, taro food to". In August, it is the taro harvest time, farmers are accustomed to taro to worship ancestors. This is certainly related to farming, but there is also a widely circulated folk legend: in 1279, the Mongolian nobles destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty and established the Yuan Dynasty, which ruled over the Han Chinese brutally. Ma Fa defended Chaozhou against the Yuan, and when the city was destroyed, the people were massacred. In order not to forget the pain of the reign of the Hu people, the descendants of taro and "Hu head" resonance, and resembles a human head, as a way to pay tribute to their ancestors, passed down through the generations, and still exists.

Mid-Autumn Night burning tower in some places is also very popular. Tower height ranging from 1-3 meters, mostly made of broken tiles, large towers should also be made of bricks, about 1/4 of the tower height, and then stacked with tiles and into the top of the tower to leave a mouth, for the release of fuel. Mid-autumn night will be burning fire, fuel wood, bamboo, husk, etc., when the fire is strong, splash rosin powder, lead flame to help, extremely spectacular. Folk there is a race to burn tower regulations, who burned the whole seat of the tower red through the win, not as good as or in the burning process of the collapse of the negative, the winners by the host to send colorful flags, prizes or prizes. It is rumored that burning tower is also the end of the yuan dynasty, the han people against the brutal rulers, in the mid-autumn uprising when the fire for the origin of the number.

The folk in the Jiangnan region of the Mid-Autumn Festival people customs are also diverse. Nanjing people love to eat moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival, must eat Jinling famous dish osmanthus duck. "Cinnamon duck" in the cinnamon fragrance when the market, fat and not greasy, delicious flavor. After drinking, we must eat a small sweet taro, poured with osmanthus syrup, the beauty of it goes without saying. The name "osmanthus syrup" is taken from Qu Yuan's "Chu Rhetoric - Shao Shi Ming", "Aid the North closed and drink osmanthus syrup". Osmanthus syrup, a sugar osmanthus, is picked around mid-autumn and pickled with sugar and sour plums. The women of Jiangnan are so skillful that they transformed the aphorisms in the poem into delicacies on the table. Nanjing people enjoy the moon as a family called "celebrate reunion", the group sat down to drink called "full moon", out of the market called "walking moon".

In the early Ming Dynasty, Nanjing had the Moon Watch Tower and the Moon Bridge, and in the Qing Dynasty, the Moon Tower was built under the Lion Rock, all for people to enjoy the moon, and the Moon Bridge was the most popular one. People in the bright moon hanging high, with the company of the moon tower, play with the moon bridge, to **** see the jade rabbit for fun. "Play Moon Bridge" in the Fuzhi Temple Qinhuai River South, next to the bridge for the famous whore Ma Xianglan residence, this night, scholars gathered at the bridge sheng xiao playing and singing, reminiscent of the cattle islets playing the moon, poetry to the moon, so this bridge for the play moon bridge. After the death of the Ming Dynasty, gradually declining, the descendants have a poem to: "the wind flow of the South Qu has been smoke, left the west wind longboard bridge, but remember the jade sitting on the bridge, the moon relative to teach blowjob". Longboard Bridge, that is, the original play moon bridge. In recent years, Nanjing Fuzimiao has been repaired, restored some of the pavilions during the Ming and Qing dynasties, dredging the river, to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, you can come with a partner to enjoy the fun of playing the moon here.

Wuxi County, Jiangsu Province, the Mid-Autumn Festival night to burn incense. The incense is surrounded by gauze and silk, painted with the scenery of the moon palace. There are also incense bucket to line incense braided, the top of the inserted paper tie Kui Xing and colorful flags. The Shanghai people Mid-Autumn Festival feast with osmanthus honey wine.

Ji'an County, Jiangxi Province, in the evening of the Mid-Autumn Festival, each village with straw burning tile cans. When the tiles burn red, then put vinegar into it. At this time there will be a fragrance wafting all over the village. Xincheng County, the Mid-Autumn Festival, since the August 11th night from the hanging grass lamps, until August 17th end.

Anhui Province Wuyuan Mid-Autumn Festival, children to brick pile a hollow pagoda. Pagoda hanging to tent plaques and other decorations, and set a table in front of the tower, set up a variety of honor "tower god" apparatus. At night, inside and outside are lit with lights and candles. Jixi Mid-Autumn Festival Children's Mid-Autumn Cannon. The Mid-Autumn Cannon is made of straw tied into a braid, soaked in wet and then picked up to the stone to strike, making a loud noise and the custom of swimming fire dragon. The fire dragon is a dragon made of straw, with incense sticks inserted into its body. When the dragon swims, there are gongs and drums with the same team, and then sent to the river after traveling through the villages.

People in Sichuan Province, in addition to eating moon cakes, but also to beat the poi, kill ducks, eat hemp cakes, honey cakes. Some places also point orange lanterns, hanging in front of the door to celebrate. There are also children in the pomelo full of incense, dancing along the street, called "dance meteor incense ball. Jiading County, the Mid-Autumn Festival sacrifices to the land god, play miscellaneous dramas, vocal music, cultural relics, known as the "look at the meeting".

In the north, Qingyun County, Shandong Province, farming families in August 15 to sacrifice the God of the Valley, called "Qingmiao She". Zhucheng, Linyi and Jimo and other places in addition to sacrificing the moon, but also have to go to the grave to worship their ancestors. Landlords in Guanxian, Laiyang, Guangrao and Yucheng also feasted their tenants at the Mid-Autumn Festival. In Jimo, a kind of food called "wheat arrow" is eaten on Mid-Autumn Festival. Lu'an, Shanxi Province, feasted their son-in-laws on the Mid-Autumn Festival. Datong County, the moon cake called reunion cake, in the Mid-Autumn Festival night vigil custom.

Wanquan County, Hebei Province, said that the Mid-Autumn Festival for the "small New Year's Day", moonlight paper painted with Taiyin Xingjun and Guandi night read the Spring and Autumn statue. The people of Hetian County believe that mid-autumn rain is bitter rain, and if it rains on the Mid-Autumn Festival, the locals believe that the greens must not taste good.

Xixiang County, Shaanxi Province, the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the men boat climbed the cliffs, the women arranged a good feast. No matter how rich or poor, must eat watermelon. Mid-autumn drummers blowing drums along the door to ask for money. Luochuan County Mid-Autumn Festival parents rate students with gifts for Mr. worship festival, lunch more than the school meal.

Some places also formed a lot of special mid-autumn custom. In addition to enjoying the moon, worshiping the moon and eating moon cakes, there are also fire dragon dance in Hong Kong, piling up pagodas in Anhui, tree mid-autumn festival in Guangzhou, burning pagodas in Jinjiang, watching the cascade of moon in Shihu, Suzhou, moon worship in Dai, moon jumping in Miao, stealing moon vegetables in Dong, and ball-tossing dance in Gaoshan, and so on.

Selected Poems for Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival

(Tang) Li Park

Hao Pi is in the sky when the precious mirror rises, and the immortal music among the clouds is silent;

A full round of equal parts of the autumn colors, and a thousand miles of brightness in the cloudy streets;

The cunning rabbit falls from the outside of the strings, and the demonic toad is born to the front of the eyes;

The spiritual hewers intend to make an appointment to work hand in hand with each other, and to wait for the Milky Way to be thoroughly cleared.

Playing with the Moon on the Fifteenth Night of the August Moon

(Tang) Liu Yuxi

The sky will be the moon tonight, and it will wash the world once again.

The summer has retreated from the nine skies, and the autumn is clear.

The stars have given way to brilliance, and the wind and dew have given way to crystal.

The world of the world can be changed, and it is the Jade Palace.

The Song of Water

(Song) Su Dongpo

Mid-Autumn Festival in the year of the Bichen, I drank a lot. I was very drunk, and I wrote this piece, remembering Ziyu at the same time.

When is the bright moon? I'm not sure when the moon is going to come out.

I don't know what year it is in the heavenly palace.

I want to go back by the wind, but I'm afraid that the jade tower is too high to be cold! I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that, but I'm going to be able to do it.

They are the most beautiful and the most beautiful of all, and they are the most beautiful of all.

There should be no hate, what is the reason for this?

There is no such thing as a good time, and there is no such thing as a good time.

But I wish you a long life, a thousand miles of **** Canyuan Juan.

The Mid-Autumn Moon

(Song) Su Shi

The evening clouds are overflowing with cold, and the silver man is turning a jade disk without a sound.

This life and this night are not long, and the bright moon will be seen next year.

The "Quotes from Tai Chang"

(Song) Xin Qiji

A round of autumn shadows turn to golden waves, the flying mirror is grinding again.

Ask Hou Yi (姮娥) about her white hair!

Ride the wind and go, the sky is ten thousand miles long,

Straight down to see the mountains and rivers. The lady's name is Hou Yi (姮娥) and her name is Hou Yi (姮娥). The human way is clear light more.

Taiwanese ballad:

"Mid-Autumn Travel Thoughts"

Lone shadows look at the split geese, thousands of gold to read the ill-fated sable; Autumn in the hometown remembers the moon, and the night in a foreign country scares the tide.

The hand has not yet climbed the Dan Gui, and the banana is still being rolled up; I climbed the building and made a sad speech, and looked westward to the sea and the sky.

Moon Night Homesickness

The stars are sparse, the moon is cold, the Milky Way is cold, and the music is silent;

Where is the home of the mountains and the mountains, and the door posts are full of guest sorrows at night.

"Ordeal"

The night is deep, the moon hangs high in the sky, silent; sleepy eyes are hazy,

as if in a dream; life is lying down and wandering in order to be uneasy, the homeland of the old country haunts the brain;

bitterness of torment, return to the empty, such as the burning of the king's heart.