When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2017? How many days are left until the Mid-Autumn Festival 2017?
Introduction: There are 365 days in a year, and every day is a new day. Among the fleeting days of a year, there are always some days that have important significance and commemorative value. The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of them. So when is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2017? How many days are left until the Mid-Autumn Festival 2017? What are the traditional customs of Mid-Autumn Festival? Let’s follow the editor to find out. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival and one of the festive days for family reunion. The Fortune Teller website has planned special content about the Mid-Autumn Festival for everyone. Let’s experience it together!When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2017?The 2017 Mid-Autumn Festival is on October 4, 2017, the 15th day of the eighth month (big month) of the lunar calendar, 2017, which is a Wednesday. The zodiac sign of the Chinese zodiac is Wuwu, and the evil star is South. 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, Daughter's Festival or Reunion Festival, is a traditional cultural festival popular among many ethnic groups in China and countries in the Chinese character cultural circle. It falls on the 15th day of the eighth month in the lunar calendar. It is named so because it falls exactly in the middle of the three autumns. In some places, the Mid-Autumn Festival is set on August 16. The Mid-Autumn Festival began in the early Tang Dynasty, was popular in the Song Dynasty, and by the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it had become one of China's traditional festivals as famous as the Spring Festival. Influenced by Chinese culture, Mid-Autumn Festival is also a traditional festival in some countries in East Asia and Southeast Asia, especially for local Chinese and overseas Chinese. Since 2008, Mid-Autumn Festival has been listed as a national statutory holiday. On May 20, 2006, the State Council included it in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. Since ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival has had customs such as worshiping the moon, appreciating the moon, eating moon cakes, appreciating osmanthus flowers, and drinking osmanthus wine. These customs have been passed down to this day and have lasted for a long time. The Mid-Autumn Festival, with the roundness of the moon symbolizing family reunion, is a way to express longing for hometown and loved ones, and to pray for a good harvest and happiness. It has become a rich and precious cultural heritage. The Mid-Autumn Festival is known as one of China's four major traditional festivals, along with the Dragon Boat Festival, the Spring Festival and the Tomb-Sweeping Day.How many days are left until the Mid-Autumn Festival 2017?There are 20 days left until the Mid-Autumn Festival 2017.What are the traditional customs of Mid-Autumn Festival?1. Worship the moon, appreciate the moon, and worship the moon 2. Watch the tide 3. Light lanterns 4. Guess riddles 5. Eat moon cakes 6. Appreciate osmanthus and drink osmanthus wine 7. Play with lanterns 8. Burn towers Summary: Through the above article we know the specific time of the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2017 and some traditional customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival. I hope that everyone can have a deeper understanding of this festival! |
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