Our Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the worship of the moon Festival, lunar birthday, Yuexi, etc., the festival is on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month every year. Since ancient times, Mid-Autumn Festival has been offering sacrifices to the moon, enjoying the moon, eating moon cakes, playing lanterns, appreciating osmanthus flowers, drinking osmanthus wine and other folk customs, spread over a long period of time. The Mid-Autumn Festival to the moon round meanders reunion, as sustenance missing home, missing loved ones, hope for harvest, happiness, become a rich and colorful, precious cultural heritage.

Mid-Autumn Festival originated in ancient times, popular in the Han Dynasty, stereotypes in the early Tang Dynasty, popular in the Song Dynasty. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional cultural festival popular in China and Chinese areas around the world. The Mid-Autumn Festival, the Spring Festival, the Qingming Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival are the four traditional Chinese festivals.

Autumn is the harvest season. The word "autumn" is interpreted as: "The crops mature autumn". The Mid-Autumn Festival in August, when crops and fruits are ripening, is celebrated by farmers to express their joy. "Mid-Autumn Festival" means the middle of autumn. August is the middle month of autumn in the lunar calendar, and the 15th is another day in the middle of the month. So the Mid-Autumn Festival may be the ancient "autumn newspaper" inherited custom.

Eating moon cakes is a custom on festivals. Moon cake, also known as the moon, harvest cake, palace cake, reunion cake, etc., is the ancient Mid-Autumn Festival offerings to worship the moon God.Mooncakes were originally used as offerings to the god of the moon, and later people gradually regarded the moon and mooncake tasting as a symbol of family reunion. People regard it as festival food, use it to offer sacrifices to the moon and give gifts to relatives and friends.