When is Mid-Autumn Festival? Is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2021 a good time?

When is Mid-Autumn Festival? Is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2021 a good time?
There are four major traditional festivals in China, and Mid-Autumn Festival is one of them. So, let’s take a look at what day is Mid-Autumn Festival? Is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2021 a good time? The eighth month of the lunar calendar has finally arrived. The scorching heat of summer has faded and we are welcoming the calm and breezy autumn. Welcome to Shuimoxiansheng.com to get the exciting fortune content for the eighth month of the lunar calendar in 2021.

When is Mid-Autumn Festival?

Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the four major traditional festivals in our country. The importance of Mid-Autumn Festival in our country is second only to the Spring Festival.
According to the Chinese calendar, the eighth month of the lunar calendar is in the middle of autumn and is the second month of autumn, called "Mid-Autumn". The fifteenth day of the eighth month is in the middle of "Mid-Autumn", so it is called "Mid-Autumn Festival".
The Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the "Family Reunion Festival" by us. 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 returns to her parents' home, she must return to her husband's home on this day. It is called the Reunion Festival.

Is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2021 a good time?

The Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar every year. The dates for the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2021 are:
Gregorian calendar time: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 Lunar calendar time: August 15, 2021
The lunar calendar for the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2021 is as follows: Opening graves for sacrifice, building embankments, building foundations, cutting hair, entering the mountains, felling trees, and repairing walls.
The taboos of the lunar calendar for the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2021 are: wedding, travel, banquet, moving, housewarming, trading, groundbreaking, bed installation, appointment, funeral, marriage proposal, engagement, start of construction, opening of business, caesarean section, renovation, business, entering and leaving property, opening warehouse, shipping, opening canals, raising beams, erecting columns, drilling wells, hunting, repairing hands and feet. According to the twelve Jian days, the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2021 is: closed day
It is recorded in the almanac that the days corresponding to the six words "Chu, Wei, Ding, Zhi, Cheng, Kai" are auspicious days; and the days corresponding to the six words "Jian, Man, Ping, Po, Shou, Bi " are inauspicious days .
Because the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2021 is a closed day in the twelfth lunar month, it is an unlucky day, not an auspicious day.

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