When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2021? Why does the date of Mid-Autumn Festival change every year? What is another name for the Mid-Autumn Festival?

When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2021? Why does the date of Mid-Autumn Festival change every year? What is another name for the Mid-Autumn Festival?
It is the Mid-Autumn Festival and the full moon is in the sky. When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2021? As we enter the eighth lunar month of 2021, the temperature has finally dropped. What kind of development trend will our fortune show? Welcome to Shuimoxiansheng.com to get the exciting fortune content for the eighth month of the lunar calendar in 2021, and we will give you detailed answers!

When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2021?

The 2021 Mid-Autumn Festival is on the lunar calendar: August 15, 2021 ; the Gregorian calendar: Tuesday, September 21, 2021. Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional Chinese festival, originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the autumn evening moon worship in ancient times. It is held on August 15 every year.

Why does the date of Mid-Autumn Festival change every year?

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival in my country, which falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month every year.
The dates of traditional festivals are generally based on the lunar calendar, but people nowadays mainly look at the new calendar, so it feels like the dates are different every year.

What is another name for the Mid-Autumn Festival?

The Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the Moon Festival, Moonlight Festival, Moon Eve, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Worship Festival, Moon Lady Festival, Moon Festival, Reunion Festival, etc.
The Mid-Autumn Festival has many nicknames. In ancient times, there was an activity of worshiping the moon on the autumnal equinox, so it was called "Moon Eve" or "Moon Festival". Because the festival falls on August 15th, it is called the "August Festival" or "Mid-August"; because the main activities of the Mid-Autumn Festival revolve around the "moon", it is also commonly known as the "Moon Festival"; the moon on Mid-Autumn Festival is full, symbolizing reunion, so it is also called the "Reunion Festival." The moon is full during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and families get together and married daughters return home for reunions, so it is also called the "Reunion Festival" and the "Daughter's Day". In the Cantonese area, the Mid-Autumn Festival is commonly known as the "Moonlight Festival". In mid-autumn, various fruits and vegetables ripen and are available on the market, so it is called the "Fruit Festival". The Dong people call it the "Pumpkin Festival", the Mulao people call it the "Young Man's Festival", etc.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the "Duan Zheng Yue". The earliest record of the "Reunion Festival" can be found in literary works of the Ming Dynasty. The Xihu Youlan Zhiyu says: "The 15th day of the eighth month is called Mid-Autumn Festival. People give each other mooncakes to symbolize reunion." The Imperial Capital Scenery also says: "On the 15th day of the eighth month, people worship the moon. The mooncakes must be round, the melons must be cut in an ivory pattern, and the petals must be carved like lotus flowers. ... If a wife has returned to her parents' home, she must return to her husband's house on this day. It is called the Reunion Festival."

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