The autumn wind bears the joy, the clear moon shines in the reunion

There are many theories about the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The term Mid-Autumn Festival first appeared in "Zhou Li", "Book of Rites Yueling" said: "The mid-autumn month nourishes the aging, and eats porridge.

It is said that it originated from the sacrificial activities of ancient emperors. "Book of Rites" records: "The Son of Heaven rises to the sun in the spring, and the moon at the autumn evening", the evening moon is the sacrifice to the moon, indicating that as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, the emperors have already begun to worship the moon and worship the moon. Later, noble officials and scholars followed suit and gradually spread to the people.

Second, the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival is related to agricultural production. Autumn is the harvest season. The interpretation of the word "autumn" is: "the crops are mature and called autumn". During the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, crops and various fruits mature one after another. In order to celebrate the harvest and express their joy, farmers use the "Mid-Autumn Festival" as a festival.

The third is to eat moon cakes. People in urban and rural areas in my country have the custom of eating moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival. There is a saying: "August and fifteenth are round, and Mid-Autumn moon cakes are fragrant and sweet." Moon cakes were originally used to offer sacrifices to the moon god. The word "moon cake" was first seen in the "Dream Liang Lu" written by Wu Zimu in the Southern Song Dynasty. At that time, it was just a cake-shaped food like Linghua cake. Later, people gradually combined the Mid-Autumn Moon viewing with tasting moon cakes, which symbolized family reunion.

On the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Green Agriculture sincerely wishes you and your family a happy reunion, happiness and health.