People promoted many different activities to celebrate it, such as burning pagodas and performing the fire dragon dance. Popularity Peaked in the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368 – 1912)ĭuring the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644 AD) and the Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1912 AD), the Mid-Autumn Festival was as popular as Chinese New Year.
On this day, the moon is said to be the fullest. Messages to rebel against the Mongols were passed around in mooncakes.ĥ. The festival is celebrated annually on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar. The immortals disguised themselves as three poor old men. He sent three immortals from Heaven to the Earth. Jade Rabbit Story One day, the Jade Emperor wanted to test the virtue of animals. The tradition of eating mooncakes during the festival began in the Yuan Dynasty (1279 – 1368), a dynasty ruled by the Mongols. Under this circumstance, Chang Er ate the elixir of life (dngjldun) without any hesitation and flew to the moon. Since then, worshipping the moon and eating moon cakes became a tradition of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The earliest written record of the word Mid-Autumn was from Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD). Mid-Autumn Festival origin can be traced back to the moon worship of Zhou Dynasty ( 1046 - 256 BC ) 3,000 years ago. Mooncakes Eaten from the Yuan Dynasty (1279 – 1368) Mid-Autumn Festival has a history of 3,000 years. From then on, sacrificing to the moon was very popular, and has become a custom ever since. In the Northern Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD), the 15th day of the 8th lunar month was established as the "Mid-Autumn Festival". Became a Festival in the Song Dynasty (960 – 1279) The Mid-Autumn Festival (), also known as the Mooncake Festival, also. It is more than just about savouring the latest mooncake flavours or creating your own lanterns.
Share the stories behind this festival with your kids and celebrate family time together. Later in the Tang Dynasty, not just the rich merchants and officials, but also the common citizens, began appreciating the moon together. Mid Autumn Festival, or Mooncake Festival, symbolises family togetherness. The common citizens just prayed to the moon for a good harvest. Music and dances were also indispensable. They drank and appreciated the bright moon. In the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907 AD), appreciating the moon became popular among the upper class.įollowing the emperors, rich merchants and officials held big parties in their courts. Appreciating the moon with family during the Mid-Autumn Festival has been popular in China for hundreds of years.
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