Happy Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival

Chinese culture is extensive and profound. In the process of people's daily life for thousands of years, there have been numerous important Chinese festivals. The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the four traditional festivals in China. The other three traditional festivals in China are the Spring Festival、 the Qingming Festival and Dragon Boat Festival. Today I will introduce to you the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival is inseparable from the moon. And it is the relic and derivative of the Chinese people's custom of worshiping the moon.It is a very ancient custom to pay homage to the moon in China. In traditional culture, the moon is the same as the sun, and these two alternate celestial bodies have become the objects of worship of the ancestors.

Traditions

1.Enjoy the moon

It is said that the moon is the closest to the earth on this night, and the moon is the largest, roundest and brightest, so there has been the custom of feasting and enjoying the moon since ancient times. The whole family worships the moon in turn and prays for blessings.

2.Eat moon cakes

Moon cakes symbolize great reunion and family reunion. People treat them as holiday food and use them as gifts for relatives and friends.On this day, people have to eat moon cakes to show "reunion".

3.Burning lamp

On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, people will tie candles to bamboo poles andhang them higher than their houses. Family members gather under the lights to drink and have fun.

4.Guessing

People gather together to guess the riddles writtenon the lanterns. Because it is an activity that most young men and women like, and love stories are also spread in these activities.

Foreign Customs

1.North Korea

They believe that the Mid-Autumn Festival is a day to sweep graves and worship ancestors with newly harvested grains and fruits. Therefore, the English also calls the Mid-Autumn Festival on the Korean Peninsula "Korean Thanksgiving Day" (Korean Thanksgiving Day).

2.Vietnam

The Mid-Autumn Festival is also a festival for Vietnamese children. Vietnamese children have to carry carp lanterns to go out and play on the Mid-Autumn Festival night, which also indicates the meaning of "jumping the dragon gate" when they grow up.

3.Japan

During this period, which is the harvest season of various crops, in order to express gratitude for the blessings of nature, the Japanese hold various celebrations.

4.Singapore

For Chinese in Singapore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a heaven-sent opportunity to connect with each other and express gratitude. Relatives, friends and business partners present mooncakes to each other to express their greetings and wishes.

Happy Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival！