Is Mid-Autumn Festival a reunion festival? Are there any taboos?
The full moon brings families together. The annual Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching. This day is one of the most important traditional festivals for Chinese people. So is Mid-Autumn Festival a reunion festival? Are there any taboos? As the eighth month of the lunar calendar arrives, the autumn atmosphere becomes stronger. For people who value traditional culture, what will the eighth month of the lunar calendar in 2020 be like? Please visit Mr. Shui Mo's website for a more detailed introduction.Is Mid-Autumn Festival a reunion festival?In ancient times, productivity was low and people had limited ability to resist natural disasters. Starting from the fifth day of May (Dragon Boat Festival), people would experience a hundred days of disasters such as floods and plagues, and many families would be separated from their wives and children. On August 15th, being able to reunite is naturally worth celebrating, so the Mid-Autumn Festival came into being.On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is bright. The ancients regarded the full moon as a symbol of reunion. Therefore, August 15 is also called the "Reunion Festival." Throughout the ages, people have often used "full moon and new moon" to describe "joys and sorrows, separations and reunions". For those who are away from home, the moon is even more of a place to express their deep affection. During the festival, there is a folk custom of praying for reunion. Su Shi of the Song Dynasty wrote "Water Melody". As early as the Song Dynasty, people used the moon to express the emotion of "I wish you a long life, and we can share the beauty of the moon together even though we are thousands miles apart", giving the Mid-Autumn Festival the theme of "praying for reunion". The main folk activities of the Mid-Autumn Festival in later generations all revolved around the theme of "reunion", so the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the Reunion Festival. What are the taboos and precautions during the Mid-Autumn Festival?1. Men do not worship the moon <br /> In the old days, the Han people had taboos during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Popular all over the country. On that day and night, most men do not bow down to the moon. Fu Cha Dunchong of the Qing Dynasty wrote in Yanjing Sui Shi Ji: During the Mid-Autumn Festival, "most men do not bow to the moon. Therefore, a proverb in the capital says: 'Men do not worship the moon, and women do not worship the kitchen god.'" It is commonly believed that the moon belongs to the sun, and the moon goddess Chang'e is a woman. Therefore, only women (including girls) can worship the moon.2. People with weak health or poor physical fitness should avoid appreciating the moon <br /> People with weak health should not appreciate or worship the moon outdoors recently. If you have had a miscarriage or given birth to a baby recently, it is not advisable to watch the moon, even on the balcony at home. 3. Avoid those who are frustrated or have bad luck to watch the moon <br /> If you are frustrated recently, such as those who are not doing well in officialdom, have suffered losses in business, or have been plagued by bad luck, please do not watch the moon. 4. Avoid watching the moon if you have just moved in and have not had any housewarming .<br /> If you have just moved in and have not had any housewarming, or if you feel that your health or fortune has been bad since moving in, be cautious when watching the moon. 5. Avoid covering your forehead with hair <br /> Women must brush their hair back or to the sides. Never let your forehead be covered by hair, because this is where your magic lamp is. 6. Avoid fruit cakes that are not round <br /> When the moon rises in the sky during the Mid-Autumn Festival, people set up altars, burn incense, and display moon cakes, fruits, etc. to worship the moon. Every family will offer sacrifices to the moonlight when the moon rises. After the worship, they will burn moon paper, place food for the moon, and then distribute it to family members. The whole family should gather together to eat moon cakes on Mid-Autumn Festival. Moon cakes are also called reunion cakes. Eating them can keep the family together. In order to reunite, the fruit cakes for the moon worship must be round. Even if the melon and fruit moon cakes are cut, they must be in the shape of a lotus with crescent petals. |
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