The moonlight is cold and the night is cold. On the occasion of Mid-Autumn Festival, I miss the truth in my heart. Candles, burning with the light of life. May the deceased rest in peace and their relatives return home.
Lonely lamp shadow, according to the soul dream long. Looking back, I am heartbroken. People who die silently speak their minds. May Mingfu be comforted and the souls of relatives grow forever.
This modern quatrain of seven laws expresses the yearning for the Mid-Autumn Festival and the blessing to the deceased relatives by depicting the scene of cold moonlight and bright candlelight. At the same time, the poem also emphasizes the emotional bond between family members and endless mourning for their deceased relatives. This poem not only expresses the feelings of missing relatives, but also calls for peace and happiness.
Seven-character quatrains are a form of classical poetry, which consists of a group of four sentences, each with five to seven words. The rhyming order of each group of four sentences is aabb. Every sentence of the whole poem is required to conform to the requirements of flat and even rhymes, forming a flat and even rhythm.
Seven-character quatrains reached their peak in the Tang Dynasty, and they have continued to this day, and are regarded as one of the essences of China's classical poems. The poet is required to express rich artistic conception and emotion under the limitation of limited words and meter. Seven-tone quatrains not only have strict format requirements, but also pay attention to the beauty of phonology and concise expression.
The custom of Mid-Autumn festival
1, showing sacrifice: On the Mid-Yuan Festival, people will go to cemeteries, ancestral temples or temporary altars to offer sacrifices to their deceased relatives, including food, fruits and paper money. This sacrificial ceremony aims to express condolences and support to the souls of ancestors.
2. Burning paper: Burning paper is one of the most common customs in Mid-Autumn Festival. People will burn all kinds of paper products, such as paper money, paper clothes and paper houses. , in the street or in places of worship to supply the souls of their ancestors. This is to show filial piety and support for ancestors.
Zama: Zama is a folk activity held during the Mid-Autumn Festival. People make huge horse-shaped sculptures out of bamboo poles, paper and other materials, and then light them at the ceremony. This is thought to cross over the ghosts of the underworld and make them calm again.