Why is Mid-Autumn Festival called Chinese Valentine's Day? Mid-Autumn Festival or some other festival?
Nowadays, when people mention the Mid-Autumn Festival, the first thing that comes to mind is "moon cakes", but the Mid-Autumn Festival is far more than that. So, why is Mid-Autumn Festival called Chinese Valentine's Day? Mid-Autumn Festival or some other festival? In the eighth month of the lunar calendar, autumn is in full swing. Some people feel sad because of the withering of grass and trees, while others start a new and exciting chapter in their fortunes. Let’s come to Shui Mo Xiansheng website to get more content in August of the lunar calendar in 2021!Why is Mid-Autumn Festival called Chinese Valentine's Day?As the name suggests, the classic love story is the reluctant love story of Chang'e and Houyi.At that time, it was hot on Earth every day. Houyi shot down the nine suns that made the earth very hot every day (at least one was left), and the Queen Mother of the West gave him the elixir of immortality. In order to protect the elixir from falling into Peng Meng's hands, Chang'e swallowed it in a hurry and went to heaven. Because she couldn't bear to leave Houyi, Chang'e chose the nearest moon to rest. The day the story happened was the Mid-Autumn Festival. From then on, Houyi would hold a banquet in the yard at this time every year and look at Chang'e from afar. But everyone seems to have forgotten that the person who is truly in charge of marriage in Chinese mythology is "Yue Lao", and the custom of worshiping Yue Lao during the Mid-Autumn Festival and praying for love like a full moon is a long-standing tradition. Mid-Autumn Festival or some other festival?1. Festival of the Earth <br /> Autumn has three months, which are the seventh, eighth and ninth months of the lunar calendar. August 15th happens to be the middle of three months, so it is called Mid-Autumn Festival.According to the principles of the Book of Changes: autumn belongs to the three hexagrams of Kun, Dui and Qian. According to the theory of the Five Elements, Kun Earth gives birth to Dui Metal. Therefore, autumn is the season of fertility for the earth. From a natural perspective, autumn is also a period when the earth achieves great success, representing maturity and harvest. In order to thank the earth for all things it has bestowed, the ancients defined Mid-Autumn Festival as a festival to thank the earth. This day is actually a day to worship the earth. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as "the birthday of the God of Land." On this day, people worship the God of Land and pray for his blessing. 2. "Lunar Festival" In traditional terms, the moon is called "Taiyin". Because the Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the night of the full moon, it is also called the "Lunar Festival." In the Book of Changes, Kun represents the old yin. The word "old" and "tai" have the same meaning in degree, and it is also called "Taiyin". Autumn is the season when the Taiyin energy is at its peak. Therefore, the ancients believed that the full moon night of Mid-Autumn Festival best reflects the "yin" meaning of the moon. Kun and Dui are both Yin. In human affairs, women are Yin, so the Mid-Autumn Festival is a women’s festival. 3. Ghost Rebirth Day <br /> In traditional numerology, there is a saying that "Men are afraid of the first day of the month and women are afraid of the fifteenth day of the month." This means that men born on the first day of the month and women born on the fifteenth day of the month have bad luck. The reason why women are afraid of the fifteenth day is that the fifteenth day is the night of the full moon and has the heaviest yin energy. Women born on this day are easily harassed by wandering ghosts. According to the saying that in autumn, Kun Earth gives birth to Dui Metal. Kun represents ghost and Dui represents weakness. Kun giving birth to Dui can be understood as the rebirth of a ghost. Therefore, the period around the Mid-Autumn Festival is the busiest time for ghosts to reincarnate. Therefore, according to tradition, people go to the graves to pay homage to their ancestors before the Mid-Autumn Festival. In addition, couples should avoid having sex around the Mid-Autumn Festival to avoid being disturbed by negative energy. |
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