文档介绍：-- Mid-Autumn Festival
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The Name Of Mid-Autumn Festival
In China,Quarterly is divided into Meng, Zhong, Ji three parts,so the Mid-Autumn Festival also calls Zhongqiu.
August 15th, the moon is more circle , more bright than the other months, so called “Yue Xi”.This night, people look up the bright moon, will naturally look forward to family reunion. People who are far away from home, also take this way to express their thoughts of home and family affection. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as “Reunion”.
the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival
eat moon-cake
moon walk
fire the tower light
fire Douxiang
Worship moon
put the sky lights
plant the Mid-Autumn
enjoy the moon
eat moon-cake
Ancient moon cake was eaten by a sacrifice in the Mid-Autumn Festival, due to the passage of time, the moon cake has been alienated into the Mid-Autumn Festival food and gifts. The custom of eating moon cake festival appeared in the Tang Dynasty.
In the moon, the moon statue in the direction of the moon, Candle of high fuel, family members worship the moon, and then the housewife cut moon cake by the members of the family. Whose average share of moon cake, someone will have good luck.
enjoy the moon
Enjoy the moon is the most popular activity in the Mid-autumn Festival.
According to legend, Wuyan, a ugly woman of dynasty, at her childhood, she had worship the moon her grow up, with her superior moral , she want to the Palace but do not patronized.
A full moon on August 15, the emperor saw her in the moonlight, feeling that her beauty is outstanding, so made her as queen, that resulting moon worship.
Worshipping the moon is the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival .
Play the grass
dragon
At Southen Song Dynasty, people send mooncakes as a gift for taking the meaning of reunion. There are some places playing the grass dragon, build pagodas and other activities.