Although everyone knows about the Mid-Autumn Festival, not everyone knows when and on which day it is. So, let’s take a look at when is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2021? When is the Mid-Autumn Festival? The arrival of the eighth month of the lunar calendar in 2021 heralds new changes in everyone’s fortunes. For specific precautions for each day of this month, please refer to the wonderful article on Shuimoxiansheng.com. Please click to check it out!When is Mid-Autumn Festival in 2021?The dates for the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2021 are:Gregorian calendar time: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 Lunar calendar time: August 15, 2021 The earliest existing written record of the word "Mid-Autumn" can be found in Han Dynasty documents. The "Zhou Li", which was written between the Han Dynasty (it is said to be written by Zhou Gongdan, but in fact it was written between the Han Dynasty), said that in the Pre-Qin period, there were activities such as "welcoming the cold on Mid-Autumn Night", "offering good furs on Mid-Autumn Festival" and "moon worship on the Autumnal Equinox." According to records, during the Han Dynasty, there was an activity of respecting and caring for the elderly by giving them xiongco bing (mass biscuits) during the Mid-Autumn Festival or the Beginning of Autumn. There are also written records of Mid-Autumn Festival moon-watching during the Jin Dynasty, but it was not very common. The Mid-Autumn Festival was not very popular in northern my country during the Jin Dynasty. When is the Mid-Autumn Festival?The Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar every year.The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the ancient autumn evening moon worship. Originally, the "Moon Festival" was held on the "Autumnal Equinox", the twenty-fourth solar term in the Ganzhi calendar. Later it was adjusted to the 15th day of the eighth month in the Xia calendar (lunar calendar). In some places, the Mid-Autumn Festival is set on the 16th day of the eighth month in the Xia calendar. Mid-Autumn Festival Activities1. Guess the riddle. On 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. Worship your ancestors. Mid-Autumn Festival customs in Chaoshan area of Guangdong. On the afternoon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, every household would set up a table in the living room for worship, place ancestral tablets, and offer various offerings. After the sacrifice, the offerings are cooked one by one and the whole family has a sumptuous dinner together. , 3. Make lanterns. In ancient times in Guangdong, when the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, children, with the help of their parents, would make rabbit lanterns, star fruit lanterns or square lanterns out of bamboo paper. |
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