This year's August 15 Mid Autumn Festival is September 13 of the Gregorian calendar. The Mid Autumn Festival is a traditional festival in China. It has a very far-reaching history in Chinese history. However, in addition to the Mid Autumn Festival, there is also a mid autumn festival. Is the Mid Autumn Festival the same as the Mid Autumn Festival? What do mid autumn and mid autumn mean respectively? Let's take a look at this article.
'Zhong' and 'Zhong' have different writing methods, different pronunciation and different meanings.
The meaning of Mid Autumn Festival
The origin of the Mid Autumn Festival can be traced back to the ancient activities of sacrificing the moon. The sun and moon were sacrificed by almost all primitive peoples. In China's Zhou Dynasty, sacrificing the moon has become a system. When offering sacrifices to the moon, the moon is required to be full and bright. On August 15 of the lunar calendar, the autumn is clear and crisp, which is the best time to look at the moon. It also meets the lunar slack, so this day becomes the day of offering sacrifices to the moon. Because this day is the middle day of autumn, it is called 'Mid Autumn Festival'.
The meaning of mid autumn
Mid autumn is the second month of autumn, that is, August of the lunar calendar.
The ancients used Meng, Bo, Zhong, Shu and Ji in sorting, which is equivalent to the first, second and third now. Among them, Meng and Bo represent the first; Zhong represents the second; Uncle and Ji have the meaning of "later". When the ancients said seasons, they also used Meng, Zhong and Ji. Spring lasts for three months. The first month is mengchun, the second month is Zhongchun, and the third month is Jichun. Mengqiu is July, Zhongqiu is August, and Jiqiu is September. The mid autumn is the second month of autumn.