The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festivity for both the Han and minority nationalities. The custom of worshipping the moon can be traced back as far as the ancient Xia and Shang Dynasties (2000 B.C.-1066 B.C.).
In the Zhou Dynasty(1066 B.C.-221 B.C.), people hold ceremonies to greet winter and worship the moon whenever the Mid-Autumn Festival sets in. It becomes very prevalent in the Tang Dynasty(618-907 A.D.) that people enjoy and worship the full moon. In the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279 A.D.), however, people send round moon cakes to their relatives as gifts in expression of their best wishes of family reunion.
When it becomes dark, they look up at the full silver moon or go sightseeing on lakes to celebrate the festival. Since the Ming (1368-1644 A.D. ) and Qing Dynasties (1644-1911A.D.), the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival celebration becomes unprecedented popular. Together with the celebration there appear some special customs in different parts of the country, such as burning incense(熏香), planting Mid-Autumn trees, lighting lanterns on towers and fire dragon dances.
However, the custom of playing under the moon is not so popular as it used to be nowadays, but it is not less popular to enjoy the bright silver moon. Whenever the festival sets in, people will look up at the full silver moon, drinking wine to celebrate their happy life or thinking of their relatives and friends far from home, and extending all of their best wishes to them.
在中秋节,是为汉族和少数民族的传统节日。在月亮的崇拜习俗可以追溯到至于古代夏,商时期(公元前2000年,1066年)。在周朝(公元前1066年,公元前221年),人们举行仪式,迎接冬季和崇拜月亮每当中秋节到来之
它变得非常盛行于唐朝(公元618-907年),人们喜欢和崇拜的满月。在南宋(1127-1279年),但是,人们送月饼,以圆他们的亲属在他们最好的家庭团聚的表达民意的礼物。当它变得黑暗,他们查找的全银月球或继续湖泊观光
庆祝节日。自明朝(1368-1644年),清(1644 - 1911A.D。)的中秋习俗中秋节庆祝活动变得前所未有的欢迎。随着庆祝似乎有在不同地区的国家,如烧香(熏香),一些特殊的习俗,种植中秋树木,灯光塔,舞火龙灯。
然而,根据月亮打习惯不是那么受欢迎,因为它曾经是现在,但它不是冷门享受明亮的银色月亮。每当节日套在,人们会查找在全银月亮,喝着酒,庆祝他们的幸福生活,或其亲属和朋友们的想法远离家乡,并延长其最良好的祝愿给他们。