Now it's the end of August, less than half a month away from this year's Mid Autumn Festival. I think they are all happy. The Mid Autumn Festival is not only a holiday, but also a symbol of reunion. Many people will go home and get together with their relatives during the Mid Autumn Festival. Mid Autumn Festival is a traditional festival in China. Since it is a traditional festival, there must be some special customs. What are the customs of Mid Autumn Festival?
admire the full moon
Mid Autumn Festival is an ancient festival, and moon appreciation is an important custom of the festival. In ancient times, emperors worshipped the sun in spring and the moon in autumn, and people worshipped the moon in mid autumn. Nowadays, moon appreciation has become one of the most important activities of the people during the Mid Autumn Festival.
tidal bore watching
In ancient times, in addition to enjoying the moon in Mid Autumn Festival, watching tides was another grand event in Zhejiang. The custom of watching tides in the Mid Autumn Festival has a long history, which was recorded in Mei Cheng's Qifa Fu in Han Dynasty. After the Han Dynasty, the Mid Autumn Festival was more popular.
Eat moon cake
Every Mid Autumn Festival, moon cakes are indispensable. On the night of the festival, the whole family will cut moon cakes around the incense table and eat them. Everyone wants to eat them. This represents that they are part of the family, symbolizes reunion and implies perfection.
Enjoy sweet scented osmanthus and drink sweet scented osmanthus wine
On the night of the Mid Autumn Festival, looking up at the mid month osmanthus, smelling the fragrance of osmanthus, drinking a cup of osmanthus honey wine and celebrating the family's sweetness have become a kind of beautiful enjoyment of the festival. In modern times, people often take red wine instead.