Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, Reunion Festival, is a traditional Chinese folk festival.
Traditional Activities
The oblations of the Luna(worship the moon)
The oblations of the Luna is a very old custom in China. The "Moon God" tablet is placed in the direction of the moon, red candles are lit, and the whole family worships the moon in turn, praying for blessings. People worships and views the moon, and holds in remembrance, which is expressing the good wishes.
As one of the important rituals of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the oblations of the Luna has continued from ancient times and gradually evolved into a folk activity of enjoying and celebrating the moon, as well as becoming the main form of modern people's longing for reunion and their wish for a better life.
Light a lanterns
On the Mid-autumn night, it is customary to burn lanterns to help the moonlight. In recent times, the custom of burning lanterns in the Mid-Autumn Festival has become more prevalent. The scale of the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival seems to be second only to the Lantern Festival.
Riddle
Many lanterns are hung in public places on the night of the full moon, and people gather to guess the riddles written on the lanterns. Because it is a popular activity for most young men and women, and because good tales of love have been spread at these events, Mid-autumn riddle-guessing has also been derived as a form of love between men and women.
Eating moon cakes
Moon cakes, also called moon cakes, harvest cakes, palace cakes, reunion cakes, etc., are ancient offerings for worshiping the moon god at Mid-autumn. Originally, moon cakes were used as an offering to the moon god, but later people gradually took moon viewing and moon cake tasting as a symbol of family reunion.
Mythology
Chang e rushes to the moon
The myth of "Chang e rushes to the moon" is a mythological story from the ancient times of China, which originated from the worship of the stars by the ancient people. The story tells that Chang e was forced by Pang Meng and had no choice but to eat a pill of immortality given by Xi Wang mu to her husband Hou Yi and flew to the Moon Palace.
Wu Gang cuts the laurel
According to legend, Wu Gang was punished by the Heavenly Emperor to cut down the laurel tree in the Moon Palace, but the laurel tree was cut down as it closed. The Heavenly Emperor took this never-ending labor as a punishment for Wu Gang.
The Mid-Autumn Festival originated in the ancient times, was popularized in the Han Dynasty, stereotyped in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, and prevailed after the Song Dynasty. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a synthesis of autumn seasonal customs, and most of the festival elements it contains have ancient origins. The Mid-Autumn Festival has become a colorful and precious cultural heritage, with the full moon signifying the reunion of people, the feelings of missing the hometown and relatives, and the praying of a good harvest and happiness.
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