When is Mid-Autumn Festival 2020? What should we do during the Mid-Autumn Festival?
The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, August Festival, August Meeting, Moon-Chasing Festival, Moon-Playing Festival, Moon-Worshiping Festival, Daughters' Festival or Reunion Festival, is a traditional cultural festival popular among many ethnic groups in China and countries in the Chinese character cultural circle. So, when is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2020? What should we do during the Mid-Autumn Festival? What can’t I do? The eighth month of the lunar calendar is also called "Mid-Autumn", and every autumn rain brings a chill. Shuimoxiansheng.com will accompany you through every day of the eighth lunar month of 2020.When is Mid-Autumn Festival 2020?According to the results of querying the perpetual calendar, the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2020 is on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, which is October 1, 2020 in the Gregorian calendar, the same day as my country's National Day. It is also the beginning of the National Day "Eleventh" holiday. For people who are used to the busy study, work and life and are in urgent need of physical and mental relaxation, this is truly a good day for triple happiness.2020 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Date: Thursday, October 1, 2020, August 15, Year of the Rat 2020 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Holidays: In 2017, the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays coincided with each other, totaling 8 days, including three days of statutory holidays for National Day and one day of statutory holidays for Mid-Autumn Festival. The remaining four days of holidays were obtained by combining Saturdays, Sundays and adjusted holidays. I believe that the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day in 2020 will also be an 8-day holiday. What should we do during the Mid-Autumn Festival?1. Moon-watching <br /> The custom of moon-watching on Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the moon-worshipping ceremony. As time goes by, the solemn worship has turned into a relaxing entertainment. The folk activity of appreciating the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival began around the Wei and Jin Dynasties, but it did not become a custom. By the Tang Dynasty, appreciating and playing with the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival was quite popular, and many famous poems by poets contain verses about the moon. By the Song Dynasty, a folk festival centered on moon-watching activities was formed and it was officially designated as the Mid-Autumn Festival.2. Watching the tide <br /> In ancient times, in addition to watching the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival, watching the tide was another Mid-Autumn Festival event in Zhejiang. The custom of watching the tide during the Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history. As early as the Han Dynasty, there was a very detailed description of it in Mei Cheng's "Seven Hairs". After the Han Dynasty, the custom of watching the tide during the Mid-Autumn Festival became more popular. The records of watching the tide in Ming Zhu Tinghuan's "Supplement to Wulin Jiushi" and Song Wu Zimu's "Dreams of the Southern Song Dynasty" show that the practice of watching the tide on Mid-Autumn Festival reached its peak in the Song Dynasty. 3. Lighting Lanterns <br /> On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, there is a custom of lighting lanterns to enhance the moonlight. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, candles are lit in lanterns tied with ropes to bamboo poles and hung high on the eaves or terraces. Small lanterns are also used to build various shapes and hang high up in the house, commonly known as "tree Mid-Autumn Festival" or "vertical Mid-Autumn Festival". Nowadays, people in the Huguang area still have the custom of stacking tiles into a tower and lighting lanterns on the tower. 4. Eating mooncakes <br /> Eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival is an essential custom in all parts of China. Since ancient times, people have regarded mooncakes as a symbol of good luck and reunion. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the moon is bright in the sky, families gather together to enjoy mooncakes and appreciate the moon, symbolizing "people and the moon are round together". It is this desire of people to reunite that has led to the custom of eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival. 5. Drink osmanthus wine <br /> During the Mid-Autumn Festival, people have the custom of drinking osmanthus wine since ancient times. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, looking up at the bright moon, smelling the fragrance of osmanthus, imagining Wu Gang chopping osmanthus, drinking a cup of sweet osmanthus honey wine, and having the whole family gather together have become the enjoyment of the festival. What can’t we do during Mid-Autumn Festival?Generally divided into two types, female and male. It is generally best for women to tie their hair up and dress more appropriately. Girls in ancient times paid more attention to their appearance. Men should try to avoid the moon, because it is said in physiognomy books that if men appreciate the moon, their yang energy may decrease. These astrological requirements may not be true now, but it is still better to respect traditional customs.1. Female friends must comb their hair in front of their forehead to the back or to the sides, and never let their forehead be covered by hair, because this is where your magic lamp is. 2. If you have just moved recently and did not have a housewarming party after moving, or if you feel that your health or fortune has been bad after moving, you should be cautious when appreciating the moon. Those who have been frustrated recently, such as having bad luck in officialdom, business losses, or having bad luck one after another, please be sure not to appreciate the moon. 3. If you have had a miscarriage or given birth to a baby recently, it is not suitable for you to watch the moon, even from the balcony at home. 4. If you have just moved recently and did not have a housewarming party after moving, or if you feel that your health or fortune has been bad after moving, please be cautious when appreciating the moon. 5. No matter what the reason, male friends of a couple who have just broken up are not allowed to watch the moon, and are not allowed to act outdoors under the full moon. 6. Regardless of whether you are a man or a woman, you must be cautious about doing sexual things in front of a full moon, especially outdoors or in the wild. You must be extra cautious. 7. From a general principle perspective, there is certainly no problem with getting married during the Mid-Autumn Festival. But for each individual, specific issues need to be analyzed and dealt with specifically. 8. Getting married during the Mid-Autumn Festival is not necessarily a double blessing. Especially those who are born in the year of the snake, rat, tiger, monkey and pig should be more careful. 9. There is a saying among the people: The fifteenth day of the lunar calendar is not necessarily a good day. This is true for the fifteenth day of July and the fifteenth day of August under certain circumstances, so be careful. 10. Moon worship is a traditional Mid-Autumn Festival activity. But there is a taboo that men cannot worship the moon. Because the moon belongs to Taiyin, a yin object, and the moon goddess Chang'e is a female, only women can participate in moon worship activities. Fu Cha Dun Chong of the Qing Dynasty wrote in Yanjing Sui Shi Ji: Therefore, the proverb in the capital says, "Men do not worship the moon, and women do not worship the kitchen god." |
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