What is the Mid-Autumn Festival? Why is it called Mid-Autumn Festival?
What is the Mid-Autumn Festival? Why is it called Mid-Autumn Festival? Mid-Autumn Festival is the second largest traditional festival in our country, second only to the Spring Festival. Influenced by Chinese culture, Mid-Autumn Festival is also a traditional festival in some countries in East Asia and Southeast Asia, especially for local Chinese and overseas Chinese. Want to know more about the dates in the eighth month of the lunar calendar in 2019? Please pay attention to our Shuimoxiansheng website’s special topic on the eighth month of the lunar calendar!What is the Mid-Autumn Festival?The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional cultural festival popular among many ethnic groups in China and countries in the Chinese character cultural circle. It is known as one of China's four major traditional festivals along with the Dragon Boat Festival, the Spring Festival and the Tomb-Sweeping Day. The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, August Festival, August Meeting, Moon-Chasing Festival, Moon-Playing Festival, Moon-Worshiping Festival, Daughters' Festival or Reunion Festival, uses the roundness of the moon to symbolize family reunion, to express longing for home and loved ones, and to pray for a good harvest and happiness. It has become a rich and precious cultural heritage.Why is it called Mid-Autumn Festival?According to the Chinese calendar, the eighth month of the lunar calendar is in the middle of autumn and is the second month of autumn, called "Mid-Autumn". The fifteenth day of the eighth month is in the middle of "Mid-Autumn", so it is called "Mid-Autumn Festival".The Mid-Autumn Festival has many nicknames: because the festival falls on August 15, it is called the "August Festival" or "Mid-August"; because the main activities of the Mid-Autumn Festival are centered around the "moon", it is also commonly known as the "Moon Festival" or "Moon Eve"; the moon is full during the Mid-Autumn Festival, symbolizing reunion, so it is also called the "Reunion Festival." In the Tang Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival was also called "Duan Zheng Yue". The Mid-Autumn Festival began in the early Tang Dynasty, was popular in the Song Dynasty, and by the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it had become one of China's traditional festivals as famous as the Spring Festival. Since ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival has had customs such as worshiping the moon, appreciating the moon, eating moon cakes, appreciating osmanthus flowers, and drinking osmanthus wine. These customs have been passed down to this day and have lasted for a long time. When is Mid-Autumn Festival in 2019?Lunar calendar: August 15, 2019Gregorian calendar: Friday, September 13, 2019, Virgo 【Today’s lunar calendar is suitable】 Nacai, marry, recruit a son-in-law, build a house, pray for blessings, open the market, accept wealth, offer sacrifices, pray for an heir, release, bury, take up a post, plant crops, accept livestock, fast and offer sacrifices, go to school, tailor clothes, pray for wealth, wear a hairpin [Today’s taboos in the almanac] Moving, moving into a new house, installing incense, litigation, raising beams, erecting pillars, installing beds, building, breaking ground, traveling, going out to seek medical advice According to the lunar calendar, the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2019 is on September 13. This day is the day of Ox (Ding Wei) and the day of Sheep (Ding Wei). The evil spirit of the year is East. The arrival of 2019 proves that your fortune has changed. Calculate your fortune in advance, correct your mistakes if any, and encourage yourself if there are none, so that the new year will be smooth and safe. If you want to know more detailed fortunes for 2019, please click on the [ Premium Calculation ] below. I wish you peace and happiness in the new year! |
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