What day is Mid-Autumn Festival in 2017? What does the Mid-Autumn Festival commemorate?
Introduction: In the long river of every year, there are always some days with special significance that are worth commemorating and celebrating, and behind each festival there is a certain connotation, or even a romantic legend. So what day is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2017? What does the Mid-Autumn Festival commemorate? What legends are there about the Mid-Autumn Festival? Let’s follow the editor to find out. The Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15 is an important traditional festival for Chinese people. Therefore, the editor of Fortune Teller.com has specially compiled articles related to the Mid-Autumn Festival for you. Come and check it out!What day is Mid-Autumn Festival in 2017?The Mid-Autumn Festival in 2017 is October 4, 2017, the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar in 2017, Wednesday , which is the day of the Horse (Wuwu) in the south.What does the Mid-Autumn Festival commemorate? Analysis of the origin of Mid-Autumn Festival!In ancient times, there were ten suns in the sky at the same time, which dried up the crops and made people live in misery. A hero named Houyi, who had great strength, sympathized with the suffering people, so he drew his magic bow, shot down more than nine suns in one breath, and ordered the last sun to rise and set on schedule to benefit the people. Houyi's wife was named Chang'e. In addition to teaching skills and hunting, Houyi spent all his time with his wife. Many aspiring young men came to learn from him, and the evil-minded Peng Meng also joined in.One day, Houyi went to Kunlun Mountain to visit friends and seek the truth, and asked the Queen Mother for a packet of elixir of immortality. It is said that after taking this medicine, one can immediately ascend to heaven and become an immortal. However, Houyi was reluctant to leave his wife, and temporarily gave the elixir of immortality to Chang'e for safekeeping. Chang'e hid the medicine in the treasure box on the dressing table. Three days later, Houyi led his disciples out hunting. Pengmeng, who had ulterior motives, pretended to be sick and did not go out. Shortly after Houyi led everyone away, Peng Meng broke into the backyard of the inner house with a sword and forced Chang'e to hand over the elixir of immortality. Chang'e knew that she was no match for Peng Meng, so in the critical moment she turned around, opened the treasure box, took out the elixir of immortality and swallowed it in one gulp. After Chang'e swallowed the medicine, her body immediately floated off the ground, rushed out of the window, and flew into the sky. Because Chang'e was worried about her husband, she flew to the moon closest to the earth and became an immortal. In the evening, Houyi returned home and the maids cried and told him what had happened during the day. Houyi was both shocked and angry, he drew his sword to kill the villain, but Pengmeng had already escaped. Houyi was so angry that he beat his chest and stamped his feet. He was heartbroken and looked up at the night sky calling for Chang'e. At this time, he found that the moon today was exceptionally bright, and there was a swaying figure that looked like Chang'e. Hou Yi missed his wife, so he sent people to Chang'e's favorite back garden, set up an incense table, and put the honey and fresh fruits that Chang'e usually liked to eat on it, to offer a remote sacrifice to Chang'e in the Moon Palace. When the people heard the news that Chang'e had ascended to the moon and become an immortal, they set up incense tables under the moon and prayed to the kind-hearted Chang'e for good fortune and peace. From then on, the custom of worshiping the moon on Mid-Autumn Festival spread among the people. It is said that eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the vast majority of people in the Central Plains could not bear the cruel rule of the Yuan Dynasty's ruling class, and they rose up in rebellion against the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang united various resistance forces to prepare for an uprising. However, the court officials and soldiers searched very closely, making it very difficult to pass on information. Military counselor Liu Bowen came up with a plan. He ordered his subordinates to hide a note with the words "Revolt on the night of August 15th" inside the cakes, and then sent people to deliver them to the rebel forces in various places, informing them to revolt on the night of August 15th. On the day of the uprising, all the rebel forces responded together. Soon, Xu Da captured the Yuan capital and the uprising was successful. When the news came, Zhu Yuanzhang was so delighted that he immediately issued an oral order, allowing all soldiers and civilians to celebrate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival together. He also rewarded his ministers with moon cakes, which were used to secretly convey information when he started the uprising. Since then, the production of moon cakes has become more sophisticated and there are more varieties. After that, the custom of eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival spread among the people. Summary: Through the introduction of the above article, we have a certain understanding of the specific time of the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2017 and the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival. I hope it can help everyone! |
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