"The treasure mirror rises in the sky, and the fairy music in the clouds is silent; the autumn colors are equally full, and the clouds are thousands of miles away." On the cold and deep Mid-Autumn night, the bright moon makes people fascinated. In addition to a series of traditional Mid-Autumn Festival activities such as admiring the moon and eating moon cakes, many people also like to take advantage of the three-day holiday to go out and play. So today’s old almanac will introduce to you, is the Mid-Autumn Festival free of charge in 2018? Save highway free time.
Q: When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2018? Answer: The Mid-Autumn Festival in 2018 is September 24, 2018, which is Monday, August 15, 2018 in the lunar calendar.
Q: What is the schedule for the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday in 2018? Answer: The 2018 Mid-Autumn Festival holiday schedule is from September 22 to September 24, 2018, ***3 days.
Q: Will the expressway be free during the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2018? Answer: The Mid-Autumn Festival is not among the four statutory holidays (Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Labor Day and National Day) stipulated in the "Implementation Plan for Exempting Small Passenger Vehicle Tolls on Major Holidays" that are free on highways. Therefore, highways are not free on the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2018. .
Mid-Autumn Festival customs in various parts of our country are in Pucheng, Fujian, Taiwan, and Fujian. Women have to cross the Nanpu Bridge during the Mid-Autumn Festival to seek longevity. In Jianning, hanging lanterns on the Mid-Autumn Festival night is a good omen to ask for a child from the Moon Palace. People in Shanghang County celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, and most of their children ask the moon aunt when they worship the moon. When Longyan people eat moon cakes, parents will dig out a round cake with a diameter of two or three inches in the center for the elders to eat, which means that secrets cannot be known to the younger generations. This custom stems from the legend that mooncakes contain anti-Yuan messages to kill enemies. In the Kinmen area, people must worship God before worshiping the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
There is a custom of worshiping the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Chaoshan, Guangdong and Guangdong, mainly for women and children. There is a common saying that "men do not worship the full moon, women do not worship the stove". In the evening, when the bright moon rises, women set up tables in the courtyard and on the balcony to pray in the air. Silver candles were burning high, incense was lingering, and the table was filled with fruits and cakes as offerings.
In addition, there is also the local custom of eating taro during the Mid-Autumn Festival. There is a proverb in Chaoshan: "When the rivers and streams meet, the taro will be eaten." August is the taro harvest season, and farmers are accustomed to using taro to worship their ancestors. Although this is related to farming, there is also a widely circulated legend among the people: In 1279, the Mongolian nobles destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty, established the Yuan Dynasty, and brutally ruled the Han people. Ma Fa defended Chaozhou against the Yuan Dynasty. After the city was defeated, the people were massacred. In order not to forget the suffering of the Hu people's rule, later generations used taro, which is homophonic with "beard head" and resembles a human head, to pay homage to their ancestors. This has been passed down from generation to generation and still exists today.
Sichuan In Sichuan, in addition to eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival, people also make cakes, kill ducks, and eat sesame cakes, honey cakes, etc. In some places, orange lanterns are also lit and hung at the door to celebrate. There are also children who put incense on the grapefruit and dance it along the street, which is called "Dancing Meteor Incense Ball". During the Mid-Autumn Festival in Jiading County, people worship the Earth God, perform dramas, vocal music and cultural relics, which is called "watching party".
In the north, farmers in Qingyun County, Shandong Province worship the God of Earth and Valley on August 15th, which is called "Qingmiao Society". In Zhucheng, Linyi, Jimo and other places, in addition to worshiping the moon, they also have to visit their graves to worship their ancestors. In the old days, landlords in Guanxian, Laiyang, Guangrao, Youcheng and other places also entertained their tenants during the Mid-Autumn Festival. During the Jimo Mid-Autumn Festival, a festival food called "Mai Arrow" is eaten. Lu'an, Shanxi Province, hosted a banquet for their son-in-law during the Mid-Autumn Festival. In Datong County, mooncakes are called reunion cakes, and there is a custom of keeping vigil on Mid-Autumn Night.
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