Why is Mid-Autumn Festival called the Reunion Festival and why is Mid-Autumn Festival called the Daughters' Day?
Introduction: The 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar is an important traditional festival, but the Mid-Autumn Festival has other names. So why is the Mid-Autumn Festival called the Reunion Festival and the Daughters' Festival? The weather gradually gets cooler in the eighth month of the lunar calendar, the autumn breeze brings a refreshing coolness, and the sweet-scented osmanthus fills the air. Every day is new. If you want to know more about the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of the lunar calendar in August, come and find out with Mr. Shui Mo.Why is Mid-Autumn Festival called the Reunion Festival?Since the Tang Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival has gradually developed into one of the most popular traditional festivals. In people's minds, the Mid-Autumn Festival means reunion and happiness. The earliest record of the "Reunion Festival" can be found in the Ming Dynasty. "Xihu Youlan Zhiyu" said: "The 15th day of the eighth month is called Mid-Autumn Festival. People give each other mooncakes to symbolize reunion." It is also said in "A Brief Account of Scenery of the Imperial Capital": "On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, people worship the moon. The moon cakes must be round, the melons must be cut in pieces with teeth-like shapes, and the petals must be carved like lotus flowers. ... If a wife has returned to her parents' home, she must go back to her husband's home on this day. It is called the Reunion Festival."Why is Mid-Autumn Festival called Girls' Day?The moon is yin, just as beautiful as a gentle woman. And there has always been a custom of women worshiping the moon on Mid-Autumn Festival, so it is called "Daughter's Day." However, in ancient China, in addition to the Mid-Autumn Festival, there were many festivals called Girls' Day. Including March 3rd, May 5th, July 7th, September 9th, etc. In ancient my country, so many festivals were called Daughters' Days. The main reason was that people hoped that daughters would grow up healthy and happy. It was a blessing for daughters to marry into a good family and to have a happy marriage and life. |
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