On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, the moonlight is bright. The ancients regarded the full moon as a symbol of reunion, so August 15 was also called "Reunion Festival". Throughout the ages, people often describe "joys and sorrows" as "the moon is full and the moon is absent", and the wanderers living in other places rely on the moon to express their deep affection. During the festival, there is a folk custom of praying for reunion. Song Sushi wrote "Water Tune Song Tou". As early as the Song Dynasty, people used the moon to express the emotion of "I wish people a long time, thousands of miles away" and gave the Mid-Autumn Festival the theme of "praying for reunion". The main folk activities of the Mid-Autumn Festival in later generations are all around the theme of "reunion", so the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the Reunion Festival.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is about reunion, and it is also related to the legend of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The legend of Mid-Autumn Festival is very rich. Fairy stories such as "the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon", "Wu Gang cutting Guangxi" and "Jade Rabbit tinkering with medicine" are widely circulated among the people, among which "the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon" is the most widely circulated.

The origin of Mid-Autumn Festival reunion

Mid-Autumn Festival is an important day. Spring and autumn is a crucial season for the agricultural societies in ancient China. Spring planting and autumn harvest are often related to the stability of the country and the daily life of ordinary people. Since it is so important, sacrifice is essential. Mid-Autumn Festival originated from autumn sacrifice.

At first, the Mid-Autumn Festival was actually the autumnal equinox, but it often separated from August 15, and 15 coincided with the full moon, so it gradually evolved from the autumnal equinox to August 15.

Ancient times paid attention to accommodating people. For the country, autumn festival is one of the highest-level sacrificial activities. For people, just after the busy autumn harvest, they will also use the Mid-Autumn Festival to get together to celebrate.

In that era when there were no neon lights and high-rise buildings, people would set a table in front of the moon in the yard every Mid-Autumn Festival night. There are fresh fruits and exquisite snacks on the table to worship the moon god. After that, a family dinner will be prepared, and the family will sit around the table and enjoy the food while enjoying the moon and chatting. Because the bright moon is in the sky and symbolizes reunion, it is also called "Reunion Festival".