New Yellow River Motion Poster | How did the ancient Jinan people spend Mid -Autumn Festival?

New Yellow River Reporter: Xu Min

Because of the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, the Mid -Autumn Festival is also called "August Half", "Worship of the Moon" and "Reunion Festival". The moon is round and bright on this day, and it is also regarded as a symbol of the reunion of the family. The customs of the Mid -Autumn Festival have been in ancient times. The legend of "there is a laurel tree in the middle of the moon" in the Han Dynasty, and the Moon Palace in the Southern Dynasty was the "Guiyu Palace".

In the tradition of the Chinese nation, the Mid -Autumn Festival is a very cultural festival. The legend of "Gui Tree in the Moon" has evolved into the myth of "Wu Gangju Gui". It is recorded by the Jinan Duancheng style of the Jinan people in the Tang Dynasty. There are toads, so the unique book is five hundred feet high, and one person is often the same, and the tree creates is easy -going. The surname is Wu Minggang, the Xihe people, the Xuexian has, and the tree is made. " The legend was interpreted into a myth. There were five hundred feet high cinnamon trees in the middle of the month. Wu Gang was punished for cutting the laurel tree because he made a mistake when he studied fairy.

According to the "History of Jinan", another important legend about the moon -Chang'e running the moon is from the Dongyi people in Shandong. "Huainanzi · Lanming Training" contains: "I invite the imperial medicine to the Queen Mother of the West, Chang'e stole the moon." Combined with Wu Gangju's myths, it can be seen that Qi people, including Jinan, have rich illusions, humans The earliest reveries to the moon came from Dongyi; the records of humans lived in the moon, from Qizhou.

The customs of watching the moon and the moon viewed in the Tang Dynasty. With the movement of the times, the connotation of the festival in the Mid -Autumn Festival is getting richer and more and more activities. People will repeatedly tell children the myths of Wu Gangju and Chang'e to the moon while watching the moon.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Customs content of the festival in the Mid -Autumn Festival increased greatly. According to the 31st year of Kangxi (1692), the "Jinan House Chronicle" records: "Hope the sun is the Mid -Autumn Festival, set up animals, Chen Guagu, make moon cakes, cloth, cloth, cloth, cloth, cloth, cloth, cloth, cloth, cloth The atrium is sacrificed to the moon, and the people will give away the moon cakes and watermelons to think that the festivals will be the same. On this day, the moon is full of empty moon, the sky is like water, the banquets meet, and the guests are cheering. "The Mid -Autumn Festival has become a grand holiday in the family's reunion and watching the bright moon.

During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, "Licheng County Chronicle" also recorded: "Zhongqiu Moon, fruit cakes in the Mid -Autumn Festival, drinking month; Qili feeds cakes and fruits. Customs, moon cakes are also known as reunion cakes. There are many types and styles. Every family make moon cakes or self -prepared cakes. Jinan's moon cakes are complete in size and accumulated like a pagoda. In addition, Jinan people who like to eat pasta in the north will hold a family banquet at home in the evening of the Mid -Autumn Festival to eat dumplings symbolizing reunion.

The Mid -Autumn Festival in Jinan, as well as the custom of worshiping the "Rabbit" at home, worshiped at the same time when the moon sacrifice. After the moon sacrifice, he made toys for children. This delicate toy is controlled by pull rope, which can be moved. It is the most popular toy in the Mid -Autumn Festival.

"Minghu Qiuyue" is one of the eight scenic spots in Jinan. Every autumn, a bright moon in a round of the waters of Daming Lake, reflecting the beauty of the lake. Therefore, since ancient times, it has been the best place to enjoy the moon in Jinan. It is the best moon watching place in Daming Lake to be the lower pavilion and the lunar pavilion. Qing Dynasty architecture. The pavilion was established in 1936. It is a good place to invite the moon to enjoy the moon. With the whole family and friends boarding the lotus boat, it was on the lake of the boat during the clear moon and the moon, and the wine was in the wind and the moon was appreciating the moon.

"Foshan Affordication" is also one of the eight scenic spots in Jinan. The Ming Dynasty poet Bian Gong used two poems to highly summarize Qianfoshan's autumn scenery: "Back to lead Dan Fengzhi, hanging rock and purple chrysanthemum fertilizer." The Pavilion overlooks the Mid -Autumn Festival night, don't have a scenery.

During the Republic of China, the custom of the moon appreciation was even more popular in Jinan. According to the "Customs Records of Locheng County" in 1928; "On the night of the 15th of the Mid -Autumn Festival, moon cakes and fruits were set up in the courtyard to sacrifice the moon, and the family members were drinking the moon to enjoy the moon."

Today, the Mid -Autumn Festival is still a beautiful festival that people look forward to "thousands of miles together".

Edit: Weekend

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