What did I learn during the Mid-Autumn Festival?

Experience and understanding of Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival is the second largest traditional festival in China, and it is also called the four traditional festivals of Han nationality in China along with Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Tomb-Sweeping Day. According to historical records, ancient emperors had rituals of offering sacrifices to the sun in spring and the moon in autumn. This festival is on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, which is exactly half of that of Sanqiu, hence the name "Mid-Autumn Festival". Because the main activities of Mid-Autumn Festival are all around the moon, it is also commonly known as "Moon Festival", "Moon Festival" and "Moon Festival".

In the year of Tang Gaozu, General Li Jing conquered the Xiongnu and returned home in triumph on August 15th. Turpan people made cakes to celebrate the emperor's victory, and the emperor gave the cakes to ministers to taste. Since then, there has been the custom of eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the Tang Dynasty, the name of "moon cake" began to spread among the people. In the Song Dynasty, mooncakes were called "lotus leaf", "golden flower" and "hibiscus".

After the Song Dynasty, making moon cakes not only pays attention to the taste, but also designs various patterns related to the legend of the Moon Palace on the cake surface. In the Ming Dynasty, the custom of eating moon cakes on Mid-Autumn Festival became popular. By the Qing Dynasty, the production technology of moon cakes had been greatly improved, and there were more and more varieties. There are moon cakes everywhere.

"Such a bright line is at the foot of my bed, and it is suspected to be the light on the ground. Looking up, I found that it was moonlight, sinking again, and I suddenly thought of home. " Li Bai's poem, which never dies, was recited by Li Bai when he was tasting moon cakes, looking at the bright moon in the sky and missing his relatives in his hometown.

Mid-Autumn Night is a sleepless night. Looking at the round moon, even if you are far away, you will feel the joy of the festival.

Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival in China, so people will pay attention to traditional customs. Generally speaking, moon cakes are essential items for Mid-Autumn Festival. Whenever August 15th comes, the bright moonlight is like a layer of frost on the ground, the round moon is high, and a few clouds are floating around from time to time. The autumn wind is rustling and the breeze is slow. In such a leisurely environment, it is very pleasant to sit with my family and eat moon cakes, enjoy the moon and talk about my recent life.