Mid-autumn festival 29/09/23 – Shing Z.
The origin of Mid-Autumn festival
The origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival is inseparable from the moon. Sacrifice to the moon is a very ancient custom in China. It is an activity of worshiping the “Moon God” by the ancients in some places in China in ancient times. In traditional culture, the moon is the same as the sun. These two alternating celestial bodies first became the objects of people’s sacrifices. The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the ancient people’s worship of the moon and is the remnant and derivative of the Chinese nation’s custom of worshiping the moon.
Custom
Today, eating mooncakes has become a must-have custom during the Mid-Autumn Festival in both northern and southern China. Moon cakes symbolise reunion, and people regard them as festive food, using them to worship the moon and give them to relatives and friends. In addition to mooncakes, various seasonal fresh and dried fruits are also delicacies on Mid-Autumn Night. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, there are few clouds and fog, and the moonlight is bright and clear. People have a series of festive activities such as admiring the moon, offering sacrifices to the moon, eating moon cakes, eating sweet potatoes, carrying lanterns, dancing grass dragons, planting Mid-Autumn trees, and building pagodas.
What is celebrated during the Mid-Autumn Festival?
The main meaning of the Mid-Autumn Festival is to celebrate harvest, family reunion, and promote interpersonal communication. Among them, family reunion and interpersonal communication are the main contents of the Mid-Autumn Festival, so the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the “Reunion Festival”.
What do I usually do during the Mid-Autumn Festival?
What I usually do is to stay with my family, eating moon cake together, and admiring the moon. Because Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the “Reunion Festival”, so we usually stay at home and spend time with our family.
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