What can you do on Mid-Autumn Night? What activities are there during the Mid-Autumn Festival?
The full moon of Mid-Autumn Festival is shining in the sky, and it is so lively with families reuniting. Want to know more about Mid-Autumn Festival? As the eighth month of the lunar calendar arrives, the autumn atmosphere becomes stronger. For people who value traditional culture, what will the eighth month of the lunar calendar in 2021 be like? Please visit Mr. Shui Mo's website for a more detailed introduction.Customs and Activities on Mid-Autumn Night1. Guess the riddleOn the full moon night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, many lanterns are hung in public places, and people gather together to guess the riddles written on the lanterns. As this is a favorite activity for most young men and women, and love stories are also told during these activities, guessing lantern riddles has also evolved into a form of love between men and women. 2. Moon Festival Moon worship is a very old custom in our country. It is actually an activity of worship for the "Moon God" by the ancients. In ancient times, there was a custom of "watching the moon in the evening of autumn". Xiyue means worshiping the moon god. Since ancient times, in some parts of Guangdong, people have the custom of worshiping the Moon Goddess (worshiping the Moon Lady, worshiping the moonlight) on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. People worship the moon and set up a large incense table, placing moon cakes, watermelons, apples, red dates, plums, grapes and other offerings on it. Under the moon, 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. 3. Light the lamp On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, there is a custom of lighting lanterns to help the moonlight. Nowadays, people in the Huguang area still have the custom of stacking tiles into a tower and lighting lanterns on the tower. In the Jiangnan area, there is a festival custom of making lantern boats. In modern times, the custom of lighting lanterns during the Mid-Autumn Festival has become more popular. Lanterns are usually made with bamboo strips to create a frame, and are made into shapes of fruits, birds, animals, fish, insects, and words such as "Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival", and are then pasted with colored paper and painted in various colors. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, candles are lit in lanterns tied with ropes to bamboo poles and erected high on the eaves or terraces. Small lanterns are also used to form words or various shapes and hung high up in the house, commonly known as "Tree Mid-Autumn Festival" or "Vertical Mid-Autumn Festival". 4. Moon-watching The custom of moon-watching originated from the moon-worshipping ceremony, and the solemn worship turned into a relaxing entertainment. It is said that the moon is closest to the earth on this night and is the largest, roundest and brightest, so there has been a custom of feasting and appreciating the moon since ancient times. A daughter-in-law who returns to her parents' home must return to her husband's home on this day to symbolize perfection and auspiciousness. Written records of folk activities of watching the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival appeared in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, but it did not become a custom. By the Tang Dynasty, appreciating and playing with the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival was quite popular, and many famous poems by poets contain verses about the moon. 5. Listen to the incense Listening to incense is an ancient Mid-Autumn Festival custom that has been popular in Taiwan. In ancient times, young girls who wanted to find a good partner would first burn incense and worship before the gods at home, tell their worries, and pray to the gods to point them in the direction of the incense. Then, they would follow the direction indicated and remember the first words they heard accidentally or overheard on the road. When they got home, they would throw the dice to judge whether the divination was good or bad. For example, when divining about life events, if you hear things like eating sweet cakes, blooming flowers, or a full moon, it means a good omen and happiness is approaching. Do you want to know your own Bazi? Want to figure out where your golden marriage is? Click on the [Premium Calculation] below to calculate your horoscope and fortune! |
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