Mid-autumn Festival

The Moon Festival, also called the Mid-Autumn Festival or Mid-Autumn Day, is second in importance only to the Spring Festival. It falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month when the moon is believed to be the fullest and roundest.

Mid-autumn Festival

• Origion
  • Houyi shot down nine suns.
    • To reward his bravery,the Queen Mother gave him an elixir as as a reward.
    • Chang'e,Houyi's wife, drank the elixir by accident and become immortal and left the earth.
    • She could only watch the human world from afar.
    • China's "Chang'e Moon Exporation Project is named after this story.
• Outline
  • Date:the fifteeth day of the eighth lunar month.
  • Meaning:a celebration that focuses on the moon,symbolizing reunion The roundness of the full moon expresses people's desire for the wholesome happy family.
  • Custom
    • 1.eating mooncakes
    • 2.enjoying the beauty of the full moon
• Opnion
  • The Mid Autumn Festival coincides with the time of flowers and the full moon. The full moon symbolizes the reunion of people and conveys the feeling of missing their hometown and relatives. Therefore, the Mid Autumn Festival has been a wish for family reunion since ancient times.
  • On the Mid Autumn Festival, we can enjoy the moon with our family and friends, eat moon cakes, recite ancient poems about the moon, play games with our family and bless each other. The Mid Autumn Festival can reunite people and enhance their feelings.
  • Reunion and celebration in ancient times, sacrifice was a big day for the whole country to celebrate and pray for blessings. In addition, the autumn harvest was also a day for family reunion and harvesting together. Therefore, the Mid Autumn Festival must also be a day for family reunion and expression of reunion.