What are the folk customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th? How to take the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday in 2020?

What are the folk customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th? How to take the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday in 2020?
What are the folk customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th? How to take the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday in 2020? The eighth month of the lunar calendar is also known as "Mid-Autumn", which represents the season of harvest. If you hope to have further development, you must pay attention to the daily fortune content. Shuimoxiansheng.com has prepared the 2020 lunar eighth month special topic for you!

What are the folk customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th?

Moon worship <br /> Moon worship is a very old custom in China. It is actually a worship activity of the ancients for the "Moon God". In ancient times, there was a custom of "watching the moon in the evening of autumn". Xiyue means worshiping the moon god. Since ancient times, in some parts of Guangdong, people have the custom of worshiping the Moon Goddess (worshiping the Moon Lady, worshiping the moonlight) on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. People worship the moon and set up a large incense table, placing moon cakes, watermelons, apples, red dates, plums, grapes and other offerings on it. Under the moon, the "Moon God" tablet is placed in the direction of the moon, red candles are lit, and the whole family worships the moon in turn, praying for blessings.
Moon-watching <br /> The custom of moon-watching originated from moon worship, and the solemn worship became a relaxing entertainment. It is said that the moon is closest to the earth on this night and is the largest, roundest and brightest, so there has been a custom of feasting and appreciating the moon since ancient times. A daughter-in-law who returns to her parents' home must return to her husband's home on this day to symbolize perfection and auspiciousness.
Watching the tide <br /> The custom of watching the tide during the Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history. "I know for sure that the Jade Rabbit is very round, and the frosty wind has already turned cold in September. I send a message not to lock the doors, and to watch the night tide in the moon." This is a poem titled "Watching the Tide on the 15th of August" written by Su Shi, a great poet in the Song Dynasty. In ancient times, in Zhejiang area, in addition to admiring the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival, watching the tide was another major Mid-Autumn Festival event.
Eating mooncakes <br /> Mooncakes, also known as moon cakes, harvest cakes, palace cakes, reunion cakes, etc., are offerings to the moon god during the ancient Mid-Autumn Festival. Mooncakes were originally used as offerings to the moon god. Later, people gradually regarded the Mid-Autumn Festival moon-watching and mooncake tasting as a symbol of family reunion. Mooncakes symbolize reunion, and people regard them as festive food, using them to worship the moon and give them to relatives and friends.
Ancestor worship <br /> Mid-Autumn Festival customs in Chaoshan, Guangdong. On the afternoon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, every household would set up a table in the living room for worship, place ancestral tablets, and offer various offerings. After the sacrifice, the offerings are cooked one by one and the whole family has a sumptuous dinner at the same time.
Light a lamp <br /> Light a lamp to help the moonlight. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, candles are lit in lanterns tied to bamboo poles, placed on eaves, terraces and other high places, commonly known as "tree Mid-Autumn Festival" or "vertical Mid-Autumn Festival".
Guessing riddles <br /> On the night of the full moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, many lanterns are hung in public places, and people gather together to guess the riddles written on the lanterns. Because this is a favorite activity for most young men and women, and love stories are also spread during these activities, guessing riddles during the Mid-Autumn Festival has also evolved into a form of love between men and women.

How to take the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday in 2020?

August 15, 2020 is the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day.
Mid-Autumn Festival holiday time: October 1st to October 8th, a total of 8 days, September 27th (Sunday) and October 10th (Saturday) are back to work
National Day holiday time: October 1st to October 8th, a total of 8 days, September 27th (Sunday) and October 10th (Saturday) are working days

On August 2, 2019, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued the "Standards for my country's Legal Annual Holidays and Other Vacations", which clarified the standards for five types of vacations: rest days, legal annual holidays, annual leave, family leave, and marriage and funeral leave. Among them, the current statutory annual holiday standard is 11 days. The holidays for all citizens are New Year's Day (1 day off); Spring Festival (3 days off); Tomb-Sweeping Day (1 day off); Labor Day (1 day off); Dragon Boat Festival (1 day off); Mid-Autumn Festival (1 day off); and National Day (3 days off).

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