The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival. Since ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival has had folk customs such as worshipping the moon, admiring the moon, eating moon cakes, playing with lanterns, admiring osmanthus flowers, and drinking osmanthus wine. The Mid-Autumn Festival uses the full moon to signify the reunion of people. It is a rich and precious cultural heritage for yearning for the hometown, the love of loved ones, and praying for a harvest and happiness.
The Mid-Autumn Festival originated in ancient times and was popular in the Han Dynasty. It was finalized in the early years of the Tang Dynasty and prevailed after the Song Dynasty. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional cultural festival popular in China and the Chinese regions of the world. The Mid-Autumn Festival, the Spring Festival, the Ching Ming Festival, and the Dragon Boat Festival are also known as the four major traditional festivals in China. Since 2008, the Mid-Autumn Festival has been listed as a national legal holiday. On May 20, 2006, the State Council of the People's Republic of China included it in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists.
Nung, moon and new moon.
Mid-autumn customs
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