Is the Autumnal Equinox the Mid-Autumn Festival? What are the traditional customs of the Autumnal Equinox?
According to the Chinese lunar calendar, August is the second month of autumn, which was called Mid-Autumn in ancient times. Mr. Shuimo has carefully compiled detailed information about the eighth month of the lunar calendar in 2021 (9.7-10.5). If you need to know more, please follow Mr. Shuimo!Is the Autumnal Equinox the Mid-Autumn Festival?The Autumnal Equinox is the earliest "Mid-Autumn Festival", but the "Mid-Autumn Festival" is not the Autumnal Equinox.In ancient times, there were folk activities of "worshiping the sun in spring and worshiping the moon in autumn". The Autumnal Equinox was once the traditional "Moon Worship Festival", and the Mid-Autumn Festival evolved from the Moon Worship Festival on Autumn Eve. But now, the Autumnal Equinox and Mid-Autumn Festival have been separated and become two different festivals. Today, the Autumnal Equinox is more of a harvest festival, while the Mid-Autumn Festival is a reunion festival. What are the traditional customs of the Autumnal Equinox?1. Stand the eggOn the day of the Autumnal Equinox, the "standing egg" experiment is popular: choose a smooth and symmetrical fresh egg that has been laid just four or five days ago, and gently stand it upright on the table. Although there are many failures, there are also many successes. The Autumnal Equinox becomes the best time to play the egg-standing game, hence the saying "When the Autumnal Equinox comes, the eggs are pretty." 2. Flying a kite The autumnal equinox is also a good time for Hakka children to fly kites. Especially on the day of the autumnal equinox, even adults get involved. There are many types of kites, including the Wang-shaped kite, the silver carp kite, the squinting moth kite, the thunder worm kite, and the moonlight kite. The big ones are two meters high and the small ones are two or three feet high. 3. Eat autumn vegetables In the Lingnan region, Hakka people have the custom of eating autumn vegetables. Qiucai is a kind of wild amaranth, which the locals call Qiubihao. On the day of the Autumnal Equinox, the whole village goes to pick autumn vegetables. The preparation method is the same as that of spring soup. It is made into autumn soup with fish fillets. The jingle of the Spring Equinox has become "Autumn soup cleanses the internal organs and washes the liver and intestines. The whole family, young and old, is safe and healthy." 4. Send autumn cattle During the Autumnal Equinox, people send pictures of autumn oxen to every household. Sending the Autumn Ox as a gift actually means printing the lunar calendar terms of the whole year and a picture of a farmer plowing the fields on a piece of red or yellow paper, which is called the "Autumn Ox Picture". The people who sent the pictures were all folk singers who were good at speaking. They mainly said things that were auspicious for autumn ploughing and did not violate the farming season. Every time they went to a house, they would be inspired by the scene and say whatever they saw, until the owner was happy and gave them money. Although the words come out casually, every sentence is rhythmic and pleasant to the ear. It is commonly known as "Shuo Qiu", and people who speak autumn are called "Qiu Guan". 5. Sticky bird mouth On the day of the Autumnal Equinox, Hakka farmers take a holiday according to custom. Every family eats rice dumplings, and they also cook a dozen or twenty to thirty rice dumplings without fillings, stick them with thin bamboo forks and place them on the edge of the field outdoors. This is called "catching the sparrows' beaks" to prevent sparrows from destroying the crops. Do you want to know your own Bazi? Want to figure out where your golden marriage is? Click on the [Premium Calculation] below to calculate your horoscope and fortune! |
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