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At chinese lunar calendar August 15 each year, is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival. At this year's mid-autumn, it is called Mid-Autumn Festival. In the Chinese lunar calendar, the year is divided into four seasons, divided into quarterly Meng, Zhong three sections, quarter, and thus also known as Mid-Autumn Festival Mid-autumn. August 15 full moon, the moon is more round than other months, brighter, it is also called "on the eve", "Mid-Autumn Festival." This night, people look at the sky bright moon jade disc will naturally look forward to family reunion. Far away from home, also take sustenance for themselves and their loved ones home thoughts of love. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called "Reunion."
*Reunion = The act of two or more people coming back together, or a gathering of people who've been away from each other.
*Chinese Lunar Calendar =A calendar based on the different phases of the moon, as compared to the Gregorian calendar that is based on the movement of the Earth around the sun.
In ancient custom of China chinese people there, "autumn evening twilight month". Eve, namely worship Luna. In the Zhou dynasty, to be held in the autumn every face cold and fiesta months. Let big incense table, put the moon cake, watermelon, apples, dates, plums, grapes and other offerings, including moon cake and watermelon is definitely not small. Watermelon also cut into lotus-shaped. In the next month, the moon gods on the direction of the moon, Candle high fuel, followed by family worship the moon, then headed by the housewife reunion moon cake cut. People previously cut the total number of people considered a good family, at home, in the field, should be considered together, not cut more and no less cutting, be the same size.
According to legend, the ancient Qi ugly unsalted, juvenile had pious worship, grow up to the superior moral palace, but not patronize. August 15, a full moon, the emperor saw her in the moonlight, she felt pretty outstanding, and made her queen after the Mid-Autumn Festival worship resulting. Mid Chang E, it is known to beauty, so girls worship, willing to "seemingly Chang E, face, such as the bright moon."
In the Tang Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival, Wan Yue quite popular. In the Northern Song Dynasty capital. August 15 night, the city people, old and young, rich or poor, must wear adult clothes, incense worship month say wish, pray God bless the moon. Southern Song Dynasty, folk to moon cake gift, justice reunion. There are some places grass dragon dance, build pagodas and other activities. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Mid customs more prevalent; many places formed a bucket burning incense, tree Mid-point tower lights, put the heavenly lights, go the moon, fire dragon dance and other special customs.
Today, the custom of playing under the moon, has been far from old popular. But it gave a full moon still prevail, people ask wine month, celebrate the good life, or distant relatives wish health and happiness, and family "moon and new moon."
Mid-Autumn Festival customs a lot of forms are also different, but people are entrusted with infinite love and yearning for a better life for life.
Mid-Autumn Festival also has a long history, and other traditional festivals, just as slowly developing form, emperors have spring memorial day autumn festival on the ritual, as early as in the word "Zhou", a book, there are "Moonlight" records. Later aristocrats and literati also follow up in the Mid-Autumn Festival, the sky was bright and round against a bright moon, ornamental worship, sustenance feelings, so spread the practice of this folk form a traditional activity until the Tang Dynasty this festival on customs, more attention be fixed before Mid-Autumn festival holiday, "Tang Taizong of the mind" records "Mid-Autumn festival", a popular festival in the Song Dynasty to the Ming and Qing dynasties, has par with New Year's Day, one of the major festivals in China.Legend Mid-Autumn Festival is very rich mythology Moon, Wu Gang cutting Gui, rabbit pound medicine like widespread.
1.Legend One -Chang'er flying to the Moon
According to legend, in ancient times the sky on the 10th simultaneously, crops wither helpful, hard times, a name of a hero, mighty, he sympathized with the suffering of the people, boarded the Kunlun Peak, transports enough god, drew his bow, shot down over nine sun, and ordered the last sun to rise and fall, to benefit the people.
The reason, he was respected and loved by the people, Hou Yi married a beautiful and kind-hearted wife named Chang E. In addition to Yi Chuan skill hunting, and his wife living together, people are envious of this biography of the loving couple.
Many Patriots come to Toushi Arts, evil intents Peng Meng also mixed in.
Day turned to the Kunlun Mountains and friends seek Road, the coincidence of the Queen, the Queen Mother obtained a packet of immortality. It is said that taking a drug can instantly ascend to heaven immortal. However, Hou Yi could not bear to leave his wife, he had temporarily immortality to the Chang E collection. Chang E hid the treasure box at her dressing table, only to be seen by Peng Meng, he wanted to steal the elixir own immortality.
Three days later, Hou Yi led his disciples to go hunting, Peng Meng dismal faked illness, stayed. Everyone was left to be Yi Soon Peng Meng, sword in hand into the inner chamber backyard, coercion Chang E to hand over the elixir. Chang E knew he was not to defeat Peng Meng, critical when she decisive turnaround open treasure box, took up the elixir and swallowed. Chang E swallowed the medicine, the body immediately floated off the ground, out of the window and flew towards heaven. Since Chang E worried about her husband, then fly to the moon from the earth recently become immortal.
The evening turned home, the maid had cried the day's events. Yi both frightened and angry, sword out going to kill the villain, Peng Meng escaped earlier, Hou Yi angry wringing, distraught, look up the night sky calling his wife's name, when he was surprised to find that the moon was especially bright bright, but there is a movement figure resembles Chang E. He tried to chase after the moon, but he went three steps, three steps back moon, he steps back, three steps into the moon, no matter how also fail to recover front.
Hot helpless, and miss his wife had sent to Chang E loved the back garden, put incense table, put her usual favorite fresh fruit honey, remember the Moon Palace Chang E's own miss. After the people who know acclamation immortal message, they have decorations on the table in the next month, to pray for good fortune and peace Chang E.
Since then, the Mid-Autumn Festival Baidoa, the custom spread of the civil.
2.Second legends of the Mid-Autumn Festival - Wu Gang won
There is also a legend about the Mid-Autumn Festival: Legend 桂树生 lush Moon Palace long before the moon, there are more than five feet high, below a man often cut it, but each time had to go after the cut and immediately place the collapse. For thousands of years, so together with the cut over, the tree Guishu Yong far can not be chopped down. It is said that a man named Wu Gang felling is the Han River, has followed fairy seminarians to heaven, but he made a mistake, put the fairy relegate him to the moon, the day to do this job so futile to show punishment . Li Bai's poem "to use GUI mid holders pay for the cold" records.
3.Legend third - the emperor and moon cake uprising
Mid-Autumn Festival to eat moon cake legend began in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the majority of the people of the Central Plains unbearable cruel rule of the Yuan Dynasty ruling class, have uprising against Yuan. Zhu Yuanzhang joint rostrum resistance forces to the intifada. But officers and soldiers searched very tight, very difficult to deliver the message. Liu Bowen consigliere came up with a plan, under the orders of the "August 15 night Uprising" possession of a piece of paper inside the pancake and then sent to the rest of the rebel army, informing them of the uprising in the evening on August 15 response . The day of the uprising, and the brightest together Yijun response, the rebels as accurately.
Soon, Xu Da to capture Dadu, the success of the uprising. The news of the emperor happy quick pass down oral instructions, in the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, so that all the soldiers with the public and secret transfer "moon cake" message when revolted year, as seasonal cakes reward ministers. Since then, the "moon cake" made more sophisticated, more variety, if the disk has become a gift to share. After the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival to eat moon cake will be in the civil spread.
As for the real legend Mid-Autumn what is it? Then it needs to be studied.
What we can do at Mid Autum Festival?
Full moonMid-Autumn Festival, the custom of our country since ancient times, the moon, "Book" on the record of "autumn twilight eve", ie worship Luna. In the Zhou dynasty, to be held in the autumn every face cold and fiesta months. Let big incense table, put the moon cake, watermelon, apples, plums, grapes and other seasonal fruits, including moon cake and watermelon is definitely not small. Watermelon also cut into lotus-shaped.
In the Tang Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival, Wan Yue quite popular. In the Song Dynasty, flourished Mooncake wind, according to "Tokyo Midtown" records: "in the autumn, your home knot ornaments Taixie, accounting for restaurant Wanyue civil dispute." Whenever this day, all stores capital, restaurants have re-decorated facade, the archway wounded silk tie, the sale of fresh fruit and refined good food, bustling night market, more people who boarded the tower, some of the well-off people in their own tower Pavilion on the moon, and put food or arrange a private banquet, reunion children, Telling the full moon together.
Ming and Qing dynasties, Mid-Autumn Festival moon customs are still many places formed a bucket burning incense, tree Mid-point tower lights, put the heavenly lights, go the moon, fire dragon dance and other special customs.
Eat moon cake
Of urban and rural people have to eat moon cake festival customs, saying there: "August fifteen months Zhengyuan, Mid-Autumn Festival moon cake fragrant and sweet." Moon cake festival was originally used Bong Luna's sacrifice, "moon cake" is, first seen in the Southern Song Wuzi Mu "Dream Liang Lu", then, it is just the same as Ryoka pie pie food. Later, people gradually Mooncake with the taste of moon cake combined together, Symbolism family reunion.
Moon cake was originally made in the family, the Qing Yuan Mei in "Sui Garden Recipe" on the record there is the practice of moon cake. In modern times, with a dedicated workshop production of moon cake, moon cake production more and more sophisticated, filling elegant, good looks on the outside of moon cake is also printed on a variety of exquisite patterns, such as "Moon", "Galaxy Night Moon, "" Santanyinyue "and so on. Mega Man in the Moon round of reunion, with constant fresh cake circle of Mega Man, the moon cake with sustenance homesick, miss pro touched the praying for a good harvest, happiness, have become the world people's wish, moon cake has also been used as a gift to send a gift pro Friends, contact feelings.
Other custom of Mid-Autumn Festival
China's geopolitical majority of large population, different customs, Mid-law is too varied, and with a strong local characteristics.
Fujian Pucheng, woman walking through Nanpu Bridge to the festival, in order to live longer. In Jianning, in the autumn to hang lights for the moon Praying to bode well. Shanghang County over the Mid-Autumn Festival, when more children worship please Regardless month. When Longyan people eat moon cake, parents will be dug in the center of the diameter of two, three-inch round cake for elders consumption, meaning do not let the younger generation to know the secret. This custom stems from the moon cake in the possession of the enemy anti-membered message legends. Kinmen worship before the first Mid-Autumn Festival worship God.
Chaozhou in Guangdong have the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival worship, mainly women and children, there is "no moon men, women do not Jizao," the proverb. Night, bright moon rising, women will be located in the case when the air thanks to prayer on the yard, balcony. High silver candle burning, cigarette smoke, the table also filled with good fruit and cakes as sacrifices. There are local habit of Mid-Autumn Festival to eat taro, Chaozhou have proverb: "rivers of mouth, taro to eat." In August, it was taro harvest season, farmers are accustomed to taro to worship their ancestors. This is of course something to do with farming, but there is a widely held folk legend: in 1279, the Mongolian nobles off the Southern Song Dynasty, established the Yuan Dynasty, Han Chinese were brutally rule. Chaozhou horse hair entrenched anti-yuan, after the city broke, people were massacred. To forget the pain barbarian domination, descendants take taro and "Hu head" homophonic, and the shape of the head, in order to pay homage to ancestors, ancient legend, still exist.
In the autumn burning towers in some places it is also very popular. Ranging from 1-3 meters high tower, multi-use brick rubble films, but also a large tower with bricks, accounting for about 1/4 of a high tower, and then use tile Bonding together, leaving a top tower port for delivery of the fuel used. Mid-Autumn evening they ignition combustion fuel with wood, bamboo, rice husk, etc., poured rosin powder when Huo, pilot flame cheer, very spectacular. Folk also match burning towers Regulation, the Vata who burned the whole seat flush wins, or less collapsed in the combustion process is negative, issued by the moderator Bunting wins, bonuses or prizes. Rumor also burning tower Yuan Dynasty, the Han people against brutal ruler, give the fire is in the Mid-Autumn Festival when the number of the origin of the uprising.
Mid-Autumn Festival in the southern area of the folk customs of people also varied. Nanjing people love to eat moon cake Mid-Autumn Festival, but will eat Jinling osmanthus duck dishes. "Osmanthus duck" when the fragrance market in seeds, fat and not greasy, delicious taste. Drink a little sugar will eat taro, pouring syrup in Guangxi, the United States wait for the statement. "Gui pulp", named Qu Yuan "Chu Siming less" "Come off aid North discretion Gui pulp." Gui syrup, a sugar sweet-scented osmanthus, picking around the Mid-Autumn Festival, pickled with sugar and plum. Manual dexterity southern women, chanting the poem, becomes the table cuisine. Nanjing to celebrate the family called "Reunion" group sit gather to drink called "Full Moon" travel market called "go months."
Nanjing is expected early Ming Yuet Lau, Wan Yue bridge, built under the Qing dynasty Lion on floor, both for human moon, and to play on the bridge were for the most. People in the moon hung, together with the board Mochizuki, play on the bridge to see a total rabbit for fun. "Wan Yue bridge" Qinhuai Confucius Temple in Henan, a courtesan Ma Xianglan Bridge House, this night, Scholars gathered bridge farewell playin recall cattle Nagisa Wanyue of poetry month, so that this bridge is the bridge Wanyue . After the Ming Dynasty, gradually fading, Descendants of a poem to go: "The Merry Nanqu has sold tobacco, westerly facade with a long bridge, but the bridge Yi jade sitting opposite teach flute next month." Long bridge, namely the original Wanyue bridge. In recent years, Nanjing Confucius Temple has been renovated, restoring some of the pavilions of the Ming and Qing years, dredging, until Mid-Autumn Festival when you can come together with a taste of the fun here Wanyue good.
Jiangsu Wuxi County in the autumn to burn incense fight. Fragrant paste bucket four weeks have silk yarn, moon painted the scenery. There are also fragrant incense to fight compiled, inserted above Zhizha Kuixing and color flags. Shanghai people in the Mid-Autumn feast osmanthus mead Zuo food.
Ji'an County Mid-evening, each village with straw burning crock. After the red-hot jar, add vinegar into it. Then there will be great, full flavor of the village. New county festival, from August 11 onwards suspension night lights through the grass until August 17 only.
Anhui Wuyuan Mid-Autumn Festival, children in a heap hollow brick pagoda. Tower hung with veil plaques and other decorations, and set a table before the tower, various furnishings King "Tower of God," the appliance. Points on the night, both inside and outside the candle. Jixi Mid-Autumn Festival guns for children to play. Mid-Autumn Festival is a gun-shaped straw tied into braids, and then get up to on a wet stone blow to emit a loud noise and a tour dragon custom. Dragon said the grass is tied into the dragon, who inserted incense sticks. There are percussion counterparts when flames tour, traveled to the village after the river.
Sichuan people eat moon cake in addition to the festival, but also to play cake, kill ducks, eat Ma Bing, honey cake. Some places also points orange lights, hanging door, to celebrate. Also children studded incense on grapefruit, street dancing, called "Dance meteor incense ball." Mid-Autumn Festival Jiading County, the land of God, playing drama, vocal music, artifacts, known as the "'ll see."
In the north, Shandong Province Qingyun farmhouse August 15 Festival earth Ceres, known as the "Young club." Zhucheng, Linyi Jimo and other places in addition to festival on the outside, we have grave worship. Guan County, Laiyang, and postal Guangrao City and other places of Mid-Autumn Festival is also hosted tenant landlord. Mid-Autumn Festival, Jimo eat one kind of food should be called "Mai arrow." Shanxi Lu'an in the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner-law. Datong County put the moon cake called reunion cake, vulgar vigil there in the autumn of.
Wanquan County, Hebei Province, said the Mid-Autumn Festival "Little New Year's Day", painted on paper moonlight too Yinxing Jun Guandi night reading the Spring and Autumn and the like. Hejian County believes in the autumn and wet, if the Mid-Autumn rain, locals must be considered in poor taste vegetables.
Xixiang County, Shaanxi Province in the autumn boating Gordon Cliff man, woman arrange good feast. Rich or poor, will eat watermelon. There are doors along the Mid-Autumn Festival trumpeter blowing drums, discuss gratuities. Luochuan County Mid bring a gift for the parents of students rate thanks to Mr. Day, the school lunch more than dinner.
Some places also formed many special Mid-Autumn Festival customs. In addition to the full moon festival on, eat moon cake, there are Hong Kong's dragon dance, Anhui heap pagoda tree Mid-Autumn Festival in Guangzhou, Jinjiang burning tower Aberdeen, Suzhou Shihu see string month, worship the Dai, Miao jump month , Dong moon steal food, Gaoshan toss dance.
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