Mid-Autumn Festival family reunion, eating moon cakes and enjoying the moon have been the customs in China for thousands of years. The festival in which the ancient emperors offered sacrifices to the moon was also on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, which happened to be half that of Sanqiu, hence the name "Mid-Autumn Festival". Usually, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is round and symbolizes reunion, so it is also called "Reunion Festival". There are many customs and activities related to Mid-Autumn Festival to pray for good luck in reunion. The record of "Reunion Festival" was first seen in the Ming Dynasty. Let's talk about several methods and related precautions of Mid-Autumn Festival. Let's study together.
First, Yue Bai prayed for God's blessing.
As far as geomantic omen is concerned, Yue Bai can pray for the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th of the lunar calendar is also the Christmas of Luna. Because of the radiant light, the moon is particularly bright and round every Mid-Autumn Festival night. Therefore, if everyone is sincere to Elder Yue Bai, they can feel the spirit, get what they want and get what they are lucky for. The specific methods are as follows: after the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner, when the whole family eats moon cakes and enjoys the moon together, they can prepare three kinds of fruits, cakes, paper money for worshipping the gods and a clean bowl, and then burn incense and paper money to worship the moon god. They said: the moon god is above you. This Christmas, believers sincerely worship the moon god. Please be merciful and bless my luck come true!
Second, don't look at the moon alone.
Raise my cup, I invite the bright moon, which brings me its shadow and makes us three people. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, some people will watch the moon alone for various reasons, reminding a person not to watch the moon in sparsely populated places as much as possible, let alone by the river or by the sea.
Third, touching the scene is easy to feel.
The moon is a symbol of peace and sadness. It is suggested that friends who have just broken up or divorced or are prone to depression should watch the moon as little as possible to avoid emotional harm.
Fourth, gather popularity.
Friends who usually have a small population at home can invite friends or family members to sit and walk at home on holidays, which is conducive to the prosperity of the family.
Five, add expensive gas
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, you can put a few pots of green plants at home, which can not only add gas field to your home, but also enhance the gas field at home in Feng Shui. The house we live in also needs to add something occasionally, which will be very expensive.
Sixth, stay away from bad magnetism.
Friends who are usually busy at work can regularly clean up some unused, nostalgic and sad items and medical records during festivals, which is another way to stay away from the bad magnetic field in Feng Shui.
Seven, promote marriage
In the Mid-Autumn Festival, this day is also regarded as a good day to promote marriage. If single people get old in Yue Bai on this day, they will have a greater chance to find a good marriage, so that all shall be well. Therefore, Huaguo can prepare to come to Yue Bai to get a dinner for the elderly on this day, chanting: Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and pray that the elderly can hook up with someone to get married under the moon, so that someone can get married early and all their wishes come true!
Draw another red line on the box. Say your wishes by reciting your name, and pray that you can find the ideal object by protecting yourself. Please describe the expected conditions of your partner, and pray that you draw a red line for your marriage, and wear it with you and put it in your purse or under your pillow.
Eight, full of energy
The bright and soft moonlight on Mid-Autumn Festival fills the room with warmth. It is suggested that you can also put a lamp or light butter lamps or candles on the financial position at home, and turn them on at night to illuminate your fortune, which can make your gas field more full of energy and your personal fortune smoother.
Nine, make your own good wishes
At the full moon, you can also make any good wishes for yourself at the moon, and the old man will help you realize your wishes!
Ten, promote the harmony of relatives, friends and lovers.
Mid-Autumn Festival reunion, we must have a reunion dinner together! Therefore, in the annual Mid-Autumn Festival, people who are separated from each other and have few family members can have a reunion dinner with the help of the Mid-Autumn Festival, adding a beautiful fate to themselves and promoting harmony among relatives, friends and lovers.
Eleven, the Mid-Autumn Festival put the Kongming Lantern Cage.
Kongming lanterns are also called blessing lanterns and sky lanterns among the people. According to legend, when Pingyang was besieged by Sima Yi, Zhu Gekongming sent troops out of the city for help. Kong Ming calculated the wind direction, made a floating paper lantern and tied a distress message on it. The consequences were unimaginable, so later generations called this lantern Kongming Lantern. At the same time, Kongming Lantern is shaped like a hat worn by Zhuge Liang, so it has the reputation of "blessing lamp" and "safety lamp". In the Mid-Autumn Festival, a beautiful reunion festival, flying Kongming lanterns can also bring me good luck.
Kongming lanterns are mostly used for blessing. Every year, men, women and children personally write down their wishes for blessing and pray for happiness. In modern times, remind everyone to pay attention to environmental safety when flying Kongming lanterns.
Mid-autumn legend
One of the legends of Mid-Autumn Festival-the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon
According to legend, in ancient times, there were ten days in the sky at the same time, the crops died in the sun and the people were poor. A hero named Hou Yi has infinite power. He sympathized with the suffering people, climbed to the top of Kunlun Mountain, made full use of his divine power, drew his bow, shot down more than nine suns in one breath, and ordered the last one to rise and fall on time for the benefit of the people.
Hou Yi was respected and loved by the people. He married a beautiful and kind wife named Chang 'e. Besides hunting, Hou Yi spends all his time with his wife, and people envy this beautiful and loving couple.
Many people with lofty ideals came here to study as teachers, and Meng Peng with ulterior motives joined in.
One day, Hou Yi went to Kunlun Mountain to visit friends and seek truth. He happened to meet the Queen Mother passing by and asked her for a bag of elixir. It is said that taking this medicine can instantly ascend to heaven and become immortal. However, Hou Yi was reluctant to leave his wife, so he had to temporarily give the elixir to Chang 'e. Chang 'e hid the medicine in the dresser's treasure chest, but the villain Meng Peng saw it. He wants to steal the elixir to make himself immortal.
Three days later, Hou Yi led his entourage out hunting, while Meng Peng with ulterior motives pretended to be ill. Shortly after Hou Yi led the crowd to leave, Meng Peng broke into the backyard of the back room with a sword in his hand, threatening Chang 'e to hand over the elixir. Chang 'e knew that she was no match for Meng Peng. In times of crisis, she made a decisive decision, turned around and opened the treasure chest, took out the elixir and swallowed it in one gulp. Chang 'e swallowed the medicine and immediately floated off the ground, rushed out of the window and flew into the sky. Because Chang 'e was worried about her husband, she flew to the nearest moon and became a fairy.
In the evening, when Hou Yi came home, the maids cried and told what happened during the day. Hou Yi was surprised and angry, and drew his sword to kill the villain. Meng Peng escaped early. Angry and sad, Hou Yi looked up at the night sky and called the name of his beloved wife. At this time, he was surprised to find that today's moon is exceptionally bright and bright. There is a swaying figure resembling Chang 'e. He chased the moon desperately, but he chased it three times, the moon retreated three times, he retreated three times, and the moon advanced three times. He couldn't catch up anyway.
Hou Yi had no choice but to miss his wife, so he had to send someone to Chang 'e's favorite back garden, put on a table sweetmeats, put on her favorite honey and fresh fruit, and offer a sacrifice to Chang 'e who was attached to him at the Moon Palace. After hearing the news that the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon became an immortal, people made an incense table under the moon and prayed for good luck and peace to the kind Chang 'e.
Since then, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival in Yue Bai has spread among the people.
WU GANG, the second legend of Mid-Autumn Festival, won the laurel.
There is also a legend about the Mid-Autumn Festival: It is said that osmanthus trees in front of Guanghan Palace on the moon are flourishing, reaching more than 500 feet. There is a man who often cuts down, but every time he finishes cutting, the cut place closes immediately. For thousands of years, this laurel tree can never be cut down. It is said that this tree-chopping man named WU GANG, a native of Xihe in Han Dynasty, once went to heaven with the immortal, but when he made a mistake, the immortal banished him to the Moon Palace and did this kind of hard work in vain every day as a punishment. In Li Bai's poems, there is a record that "if you want to be in the middle of the month, you will pay for the cold."
Legend of Mid-Autumn Festival III —— Zhu Yuanzhang and Moon Cake Uprising
It is said that eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the broad masses of the people in the Central Plains could not bear the cruel rule of the ruling class in the Yuan Dynasty and rose up against the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang joined forces with various resistance forces to prepare for the uprising. However, the officers and men of the imperial court searched very closely and it was very difficult to pass on the news. Liu Bowen, a military strategist, came up with a plan and ordered his men to hide a note with the words "Uprising on the 15th of August" in the cake, and then sent people to the uprising troops in different places to inform them to respond to the uprising on the 15th of August. On the day of the uprising, all the rebels responded together, such as a single spark can start a prairie fire.
Soon, Xu Da captured the Yuan Dynasty and the uprising was successful. When the news came, Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he quickly passed on the message that all the soldiers would have fun with the people in the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, and they would give the "moon cakes" that were secretly sent to the ministers when the war started that year as seasonal cakes. Since then, the production of "moon cakes" has become more and more elaborate, and there are more and more varieties, such as dishes, which have also become good gifts. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the custom of eating moon cakes spread among the people.
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