Traditional Chinese Festival – Mid-Autumn Festival
According to Chinese lunar calendar, the day 15 of the eighth month is the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival and one of the most important traditional festivals in China.
The celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival date back over 2000 years. In feudal times, Chinese emperors prayed to heaven for a prosperous year on day 15 of the eighth lunar month. And this custom has spread in the village position Dynasty enjoyed and worshiped the moon, and the Song dynasty moon cakes were very popular as a gift to express your wishes. These customs are inherited from generation generation so far and developed by the people.
This day is considered as a harvest festival, since about this time most farmers just complete their work in the harvest, and are happy to get a bumper crop, while after a year of hard work that they feel pleasant relaxation, so Mid-Autumn Festival has evolved as a widely celebrated holiday.
In addition, the moon will change round and shiny on the fifth day of each lunar month so the Moon Festival is called by the people on this special day. In China, people usually regard round things such as meeting, therefore, The Moon Festival is an occasion for the family to gather. When the day comes, people will be busy preparing for moon cakes, a type of dessert made of dough beans, ground beef, almonds, lotus seeds and so on. The moon cake is the specialty of Moon Festival. And the varieties of food and fruits like apples, peaches, grapes, melons set in the courtyard of offering to the gods in his heart. People are also going to prepare something for themselves, and at night, by custom, men and women, old and young will stay outdoors to appreciate the round moon while eating moon cakes and delicious fruits and chat. A beautiful fairy tale was said by people about Chang E and her rabbit on the moon who lived in the palace of the moon.
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