"Mid-Autumn Festival" composition 600 words

August 15th is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so it is called Mid-Autumn Festival or Mid-Autumn Festival. The moon on August 15 is rounder and brighter than the full moon in other months, so it is also called "moonlit night" and "August Festival". On the eve of Mid-Autumn Festival, people try their best to reunite with their families, which means bimonthly. August 15 is also called "Reunion Festival".

Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional folk festival of Han nationality and ethnic minorities. As early as the Three Dynasties, China had the custom of "Twilight in Autumn". The moon at night is to worship the moon god. In the Zhou Dynasty, every Mid-Autumn Festival night, activities to welcome the cold and offer sacrifices to the moon were held. In the Tang Dynasty, it was quite popular to enjoy and play with the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the Southern Song Dynasty, people gave each other moon cakes as a symbol of reunion. There are activities such as enjoying the moon and visiting the lake in the evening. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival has become more popular. Many places have formed the custom of burning incense, planting Mid-Autumn trees, lighting tower lanterns, putting sky lanterns and walking on the moon. Dragon dancing and other special customs. Nowadays, the custom of playing under the moon is rare. However, feasting and enjoying the moon are still very popular. People drink alcohol in the middle of the moon to celebrate a better life, or wish their distant relatives health and happiness and spend a good time with their families. String 9

In ancient times, there were sacrifices to the moon and Yue Bai. Put up a big incense table, with moon cakes, watermelons, apples, pears, grapes and other sacrifices, among which moon cakes and watermelons are absolutely indispensable. Watermelons are also cut into lotus shapes. Under the moon, the moon god is placed in that place of the moon, and the red candle burns high. The whole family takes turns in Yue Bai, and then the housewife cuts the reunion moon cakes. The chopping people count the number of people in the family in advance, and they can't chop more or less. The connection between moon cakes and Mid-Autumn Festival was in the Ming Dynasty. According to relevant information, there was a kind of mooncake filled with fruit in Beijing at that time. People made mooncakes for their own use during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and they could also be given to relatives and friends as gifts to express reunion and congratulations. At that time, moon cakes were irregular in size and shape, with great differences and special names. For example, in the Mid-Autumn Festival in Jiexian County, Shanxi Province, local people have the custom of having their families sit around and eat reunion moon cakes. They make many moon cakes, which are also very interesting, such as crescent moon cakes for men, gourd moon cakes for women, and moon cakes such as "Monkey King" and "Male Prostitute" specially prepared for children. Many names, and so on.

There are many customs and forms of Mid-Autumn Festival, but all of them are entrusted with people's infinite love for life and yearning for a better life. Mid-Autumn Festival has always been regarded as the most humane and poetic festival. Some people say that the Mid-Autumn Festival will certainly be even more deeply missed whenever the festive season is full of homesickness, especially when the moon is high.

Speaking of Mid-Autumn Festival, many different legends and fairy tales have been circulated among the people, including the story of moths fighting the fire, the moon cake uprising of Zhu Yuanzhang and the trip to the Moon Palace of Emperor Tang Ming. Of course, the most familiar story is that the moth threw herself into the fire and ran to the moon. The moth stole her husband's elixir and flew to the moon palace. There are also many stories. In earlier records, the moth stole the elixir and became a toad called Luna. After the moth ran to the moon, she lived in the Moon Palace, which is actually a very remote place, except for a tree and a rabbit. This is the Mid-Autumn Festival.