Mid-autumn festival tradition five

The origin of Mid-Autumn Festival should be Tang Jun at the end of Sui Dynasty, August 15th, 13th year of Daye. Pei Ji of Tang Jun successfully invented moon cakes with the idea of full moon, and distributed them to the army as military salaries, which successfully solved the problem of absorbing a large number of military rations derived from the anti-Sui rebel army.

Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, August Festival, Moon Chasing Festival, Moon Appreciating Festival, Daughter's Day or Reunion Festival, is a popular traditional cultural festival in many ethnic groups and countries in the Chinese character cultural circle in China, and falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. Because its value is only half that of Sanqiu, it is named, and some places set the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 16. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a colorful and precious cultural heritage. The full moon is a symbol of people's reunion, a sustenance for missing their hometown and relatives, and hopes for a bumper harvest and happiness. Mid-Autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Spring Festival and Tomb-Sweeping Day are also called the four traditional festivals in China.