Why is Mid-Autumn Festival called Mid-Autumn Festival?
The Mid-Autumn Festival originated in ancient times, popularized in the Han Dynasty, shaped in the early Tang Dynasty and prevailed after the Song Dynasty. Mid-Autumn Festival is a synthesis of autumn seasonal customs, most of which have ancient origins. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a colorful and precious cultural heritage. The full moon is a symbol of people's reunion, a sustenance for missing their hometown and relatives, and hopes for a bumper harvest and happiness.
There is also a legend that the Mid-Autumn Festival evolved from the story of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon. This story is the most widely circulated. Hou Yi shot nine suns, and then God gave him an immortal medicine. He could not bear to part with his wife Chang 'e, so he gave it to Chang 'e for safekeeping.
On August 15, Chang 'e took the fairy medicine to the moon. Hou Yi misses Chang 'e, so every year on this day, Chang 'e's favorite food will be placed in the garden, hoping that she can come back for reunion. After that, every year, generation after generation, it evolved into a festival. Because this day is the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is called the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Mid-Autumn Festival, Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Dragon Boat Festival are also called the four traditional festivals in China. Influenced by China culture, Mid-Autumn Festival is also a traditional festival for overseas Chinese in some countries in East and Southeast Asia, especially local Chinese. On May 20, 2006, it was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage. Since 2008, Mid-Autumn Festival has been listed as a national statutory holiday.
What moon cake is the Mid-Autumn Festival Wuren moon cake?
The "five kernels" in the five kernel moon cake are almond, peach kernel, olive kernel, sesame kernel and melon seed kernel. Wuren moon cake can be said to be a very traditional moon cake. This kind of moon cake is a selective combination of walnut kernel, almond, sesame, melon seeds, hawthorn, lotus seeds, adzuki beans and jujube paste, with unique stuffing and rich nutrition.
Do you go to your mother-in-law's house on Mid-Autumn Festival?
Want to go. The Mid-Autumn Festival itself is a day of reunion, and the married daughter belongs to another family in the traditional concept, so the Mid-Autumn Festival must go back to her husband's family, which means complete and auspicious. Mid-Autumn Festival is also called "Daughter's Day". On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, families put incense tables in front of the moonlight in the yard. According to custom, most of them are women who pay homage to the whole family. Even the daughter-in-law who goes back to her mother's house for temporary residence will go back to her husband's house for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
How to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival?
On the Mid-Autumn Festival, you can eat moon cakes and enjoy the moon outdoors with your family. Under the full moon, the family sat together to chat and enjoy the moon. Adults tell their children the beautiful legend of Chang 'e, and the whole family is happy. If you don't want to go home, you can also walk around during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday and see the cultural scenery in other places.