Which month of the lunar calendar is the Mid-Autumn Festival? What are the customs of Mid-Autumn Festival?
The Mid-Autumn Festival is known as one of China's four major traditional festivals, along with the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival and Dragon Boat Festival. So which month and day of the lunar calendar is the Mid-Autumn Festival? What are the customs of Mid-Autumn Festival? Let’s take a look at the following content!Which month of the lunar calendar is the Mid-Autumn Festival?The fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival. This is the middle of the autumn season, so it is called Mid-Autumn Festival.In the Chinese lunar calendar, the year is divided into four seasons, and each season is divided into three parts: Meng, Zhong, and Ji. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called Zhongqiu. The moon on August 15th is rounder and brighter than the full moons in other months, so it is also called "Moon Eve" and "August Festival". On this night, people look up at the bright moon in the sky, and naturally look forward to family reunions. Those who are far away from home also use this to express their longing for their hometown and loved ones. Therefore, Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the "Family Reunion Festival." What are the customs of Mid-Autumn Festival?Eat mooncakesMooncakes have elegant names such as "lotus leaf", "golden flower" and "hibiscus". It symbolizes reunion, and people regard it as a festival food, using it to worship the moon and give it to relatives and friends. Tide Watching In ancient times, in Zhejiang area, watching the tide was another Mid-Autumn Festival event. Lighting Light lamps to help the moonlight. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, candles are lit in lanterns tied to bamboo poles, placed on eaves, terraces and other high places, commonly known as "tree Mid-Autumn Festival" or "vertical Mid-Autumn Festival". Moon Viewing This was a happy thing that was enjoyed by both the elite and the common people in ancient times. The rich often build colorful pavilions, and those who love to travel go climbing mountains or sailing on the water, and they must bring food and wine. The scholars compose poems, and the common people tell stories, often all night long. Eat duck The Mulao people in Yunnan pay attention to buying cakes and killing ducks on this day. Nanjing's sweet-scented osmanthus duck, salted water duck and camphor tea duck are also often popular at this time. If you can't find anything, take a Peking duck home and eat it. It's probably going to taste pretty good. Eat snails People believe that eating snails during the Mid-Autumn Festival can improve eyesight. After investigation, it was found that the vitamin A contained in snail meat is an important substance for eye visual pigment. It can be seen that this statement makes sense. But why do we have to eat it during the Mid-Autumn Festival? Some people point out that around the Mid-Autumn Festival, the snails are empty-bellied and there are no small snails in their bellies, so the meat is particularly plump and delicious. Nowadays, many families in Guangzhou have the habit of stir-frying snails during the Mid-Autumn Festival. |
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