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Why do you want to enjoy the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival?
According to historians, the custom of appreciating the moon in Mid-Autumn Festival was first put forward by ancient court scholars and later spread to the people. As early as the Wei and Jin Yuefu's Forty Poems of Midnight, there was a poem "There is a bright moon in autumn" saying: "Look up at the bright moon and send your feelings for thousands of miles." In the Tang Dynasty, it was quite popular to enjoy and play with the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Many poets wrote poems about the moon in their masterpieces, and the Mid-Autumn Festival began to become a fixed festival. The Book of Emperor Taizong recorded the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15. It is said that when Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty sleepwalked in the Moon Palace and got colorful feathers, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival became popular among the people.
Myths and legends of Mid-Autumn Festival.
According to legend, Chang 'e took medicine from her husband and flew to the Moon Palace. However, Qiong Yu, whose height is too cold, is a portrayal of her feeling lonely. Later, Chang 'e confided her remorse to her husband and said, "Tomorrow is the night of the full moon. You make pills out of flour, round like a full moon, put them in the northwest of the house, and then keep calling my name. At midnight, I can go home. " The next day, do as my wife says, and then the fruit of Chang 'e flies from the middle of the month and the husband and wife reunite. The custom of making moon cakes for Chang 'e in the Mid-Autumn Festival is also formed.
The origin of the Mid-Autumn festival
According to historical records, the word "Mid-Autumn Festival" first appeared in the book Zhou Li. By the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there was a record that "the cattle in Shangshu Town were confused, and the clothes flooded the river around the Mid-Autumn Festival". It was not until the early years of the Tang Dynasty that the Mid-Autumn Festival became a fixed festival.
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. Since 2008, Mid-Autumn Festival has been listed as a national statutory holiday. On May 20th, 2006, the State Council was listed in the first batch of intangible cultural heritage.