What is the meaning of drinking osmanthus wine on Mid-Autumn Festival

? Drinking osmanthus wine on the Mid-Autumn Festival is a custom, and the Mid-Autumn Festival to enjoy the moon, eat mooncakes custom has the same meaning, that is, meaning reunion.

I, "osmanthus wine" why can symbolize "reunion"

? Some people may ask, the moon is round, mooncakes are round, "round" implies "reunion" meaning, therefore, enjoy the moon and eat mooncakes on the meaning of reunion, and "osmanthus wine" is not The "round", this how to understand it?

? Most people should know the famous poem "Wu Gang brings out the osmanthus wine" by this great man. This involves a famous mythological story in ancient times, that is, "Wu Gang felled the laurel".

? This is a mythological legend. Legend has it that in ancient times, a man named Wu Gang was sentenced to the moon, and his job was to cut down the laurel tree in the moon palace, but after he had just cut it down, it immediately closed up again.

? This story is a story deduced from the belief that the shadow in the moon is a laurel tree, which expresses the ancient people's yearning for the moon. Later generations based on this story, made a lot of words, such as the moon for the Gui Yue, Gui Wheel, the moon palace for the Gui Gong, but also the exams in the imperial examinations metaphorical "folding Gui" or "toad Palace folding Gui", and thus evolved the custom of enjoying the laurel, drink Gui Huo wine.

? From this, we also know why in the Mid-Autumn Festival to enjoy the moon to drink osmanthus wine, that is, because the moon in the osmanthus tree, and the earth's osmanthus tree is Wu Gang down. Since the osmanthus tree represents the moon, osmanthus wine also contains the meaning of "reunion".

? So, moon watching, eating mooncakes, drinking osmanthus wine has become a "trinity" of symbolism, are together to send the "reunion" of the good meaning.

Two, from the source of the Mid-Autumn Festival legend to see the "osmanthus wine" moral

? It is generally believed that the Mid-Autumn Festival began in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Song Dynasty, to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, has become a traditional Chinese festival with the Spring Festival.

? It is believed that the Mid-Autumn Festival was started by Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty to enjoy the moon. According to records, one year in the Mid-Autumn Festival night, Tang Minghuang, Yang Guifei in the moon to play. Swimming to the rise, the two logged into the moon palace, Tang Minghuang also learned in the moon palace half of the "Nishang Yuyi song", and later supplemented the integrity of the work, become a masterpiece of heirloom. Tang Ming Huang can not forget this trip to the Moon Palace, every year to this moment, necessary to enjoy the moon. Hundreds of people have also followed suit, when the moon is full to get together and enjoy the beauty of the world. Over time, it has become a tradition that has been passed down.

? This legend is certainly a good wish, sent people to the moon's favorite feelings, the reunion of the eager mood. Of course, people drinking osmanthus wine is also the appreciation of the moon, because the laurel in the moon is the symbol of the moon, and drinking osmanthus wine also indirectly expresses the longing and desire for "reunion".

Three, from the custom of worshiping the moon to see the symbolism of drinking osmanthus wine

? Since ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival has had the custom of sacrificing to the moon, enjoying the moon, worshipping the moon, eating mooncakes, enjoying osmanthus flowers, drinking osmanthus wine, etc. Whenever the festival comes, the whole family will be reunited. Whenever the festival comes, the whole family gathers together to enjoy the moon, eat mooncakes, and drink osmanthus wine, so as to send the good wishes of "full moon and flowers".

? Moon festival is a grand celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Ancient system has a spring morning ritual of the sun, autumn night ritual of the moon. In the Han Dynasty, the custom of enjoying the moon was already formed, and it is rumored that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had built a "moon platform" for enjoying the moon, named "Overlook Toad". There are still many "moon worship altars", "moon worship pavilions", "moon watch buildings", etc. in different parts of China, and the "moon altar" in Beijing is the "moon altar" of the Ming Jiajing period. "is the Ming Jiajing years for the royal moon worship and construction.

? In ancient times, moon worship was an important activity of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Women often hoped to worship the moon to pray for "look like Chang'e, face like the white moon". Generally speaking, the moon worship ceremony is presided over by a woman, and in folklore, there is the saying that "men don't worship the moon, and women don't sacrifice to the stove". After worshipping the moon god, you have to appreciate the moon and eat mooncakes, drink osmanthus wine, as a sign of joy and reunion.

? Finally, the Mid-Autumn Festival has been listed as a national holiday since 2008. Nowadays, the Mid-Autumn Festival, together with the Spring Festival, the Qingming Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival, are known as the "Four Great Traditional Chinese Festivals".