The Chinese Thanksgiving: Mid-Autum Festival
- 叁多瑜(Tong)
- Sep 17, 2024
- 2 min read
The Mid-Autumn Festival (The Moon Festival) originated from the worship of celestial phenomena by Chinese ancestors. It evolved from the Mid-Autumn moon rituals in ancient times.
It is a festival formed by the convergence of various customs such as the “sunset moon by the emperor”, the gather activity of the autumn club, the moon viewing and the legend of the moon palace ( where the moon fairy Chang-E live in the moon).
The moon Festival has a long history. It rise originated from the pre-Qin Dynasty, popularized in the Han Dynasty, standardized in the Tang Dynasty, officially established in the Northern Song Dynasty, and prevailed in the Song Dynasty. Later, from the Ming and Qing Dynasties till now.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival in the eighth month of the lunar calendar, the explanation of the word "autumn" is: "When the crops are ripe, it is called autumn". Celebrating the "Autumn Harvest" is also a "feeling The festival of "Thanksgiving “.The August of the lunar calendar is the month in the middle of autumn, and the 15th is the middle of this month. The Mid-Autumn Festival is also a custom inherited from the ancients' "Autumn Report".—what did you do for this year!!
The harmonious and balanced philosophy of life in Chinese civilization can not be complete without the view about the moon, one the most influential entities in the world. It has to be respected and protected. The mysterious moonlight can be the source of life energy. We are festinated by the moonlight, which comes from the moon. As times has passed, people gradually learn the view of the life as of the balance of nature related to the moon, such as the shift change of the moon, the moon-sun rotation, energy of the moon light, etc. Especially the Mid-Autumn Moon, which is full of vitality and spirit, is the best wishes one can have, and it is impossible to have without family and friends. Happy Mid Autumn Festival!
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