1、To the Chinese, Mid-Autumn Festival means family reunion and peace. The festival is celebrated when the moon is believed to be the biggest and fullest. To the Chinese, a full moon is a symbol of prosperity, happiness, and family reunion.
2、Many traditional and meaningful celebrations are held in most households in China, and China's neighboring countries. The main traditions and celebrations include eating mooncakes, having dinner with family, gazing at and worshipping the moon, and lighting lanterns.
3、Mid-Autumn Festival has a history of over 3,000 years, dating back to moon worship in the Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BC). It’s such an important festival that many poems were written about it, stories and legends about the festival are widespread, and its origins have been guessed at and explained by generations of Chinese.
4、The term "Mid-Autumn" first appeared in the book Rites of Zhou (周礼), written in the Warring States Period (475–221 BC). But the term only related to the time and season; the festival didn't exist at that point.
“中秋”一词最早出现在战国时期《周礼》一书中,但是该词只和时间和季节有关,当时还没有中秋节。
5、In the Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD), it was popular to appreciate the moon. Many poets liked to create poems related to the moon when appreciating it. There is a legend that Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty visited the Moon Palace in his dream and heard a wonderful song.
Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as lunar festival, Lunar birthday, Yuexi, Autumn Festival, Zhongqiu Festival, moon worship Festival, moon Festival, moon Festival, Reunion Festival, etc., is a traditional Chinese folk festival.
Mid-Autumn Festival originated in ancient times, popular in the Han Dynasty, stereotyped in the Tang Dynasty. The Mid-Autumn Festival is the synthesis of autumn seasonal customs, which contains the festival custom factors, mostly have ancient origins.
The Mid-Autumn Festival to the moon round meanders reunion, as sustenance missing home, missing loved ones, hope for harvest, happiness, become a rich and colorful, precious cultural heritage.