8. What festival is15?

The prevalence of Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Song Dynasty, and it became one of the major festivals in China in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. About the origin of Mid-Autumn Festival, there are roughly three kinds: from the worship of the moon in ancient times, from the custom of singing and dancing under the moon to find a spouse in ancient times, and from the custom of paying homage to the land god in ancient autumn. In the China lunar calendar, the moon on August 15 is rounder and brighter than the full moon in other months, so it is also called the Mid-Autumn Festival in August. On this night, people look up at the bright moon like jade in the sky and naturally look forward to family reunion. Wanderers who are far away from home also take this opportunity to pin their thoughts on their relatives in their hometown. The Mid-Autumn Festival was originally the anniversary of the uprising that overthrew the rule of the Yuan Dynasty. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the people could not stand the government's rule. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, they wrote "Kill Tartars and Destroy the Yuan Dynasty". On August 15, everyone's handwritten notes were hidden in a small round cake made of chromium and passed to each other. On the evening of August 15, every family United and overthrew the rule of the yuan dynasty. Later, every Mid-Autumn Festival, we all eat moon cakes to commemorate this historic victory.

It has also been suggested that the origin of Mid-Autumn Festival is related to agricultural production. Autumn is the harvest season. The word autumn is interpreted as: Autumn is the time when crops are ripe. In the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, crops and various fruits are maturing one after another. In order to celebrate the harvest and express their joy, farmers regard the Mid-Autumn Festival as a festival. Mid-Autumn Festival means the middle of autumn. August of the lunar calendar is a month in autumn, and the fifteenth is a day in the middle of next month.