In ancient China, there was a custom of offering sacrifices to the moon a long time ago. According to Zhou Li, in the Zhou Dynasty, there were activities such as "welcoming the cold in the mid-autumn night" and "Yue Bai in the autumn equinox". The mid-August of the lunar calendar is also the time for the harvest of autumn grain. People hold a series of ceremonies and celebrations to thank the gods for their protection. This is the so-called "Autumn Newspaper". Mid-Autumn Festival, the temperature is cool but not cold, the sky is crisp, and the moon is in the sky, which is the best season to enjoy the moon. As a result, the composition of the festival was gradually replaced by enjoying the moon, and the color of the sacrifice gradually faded, but the festival continued and was given new significance.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is named because its value is only half that of Sanqiu. It is also called the Reunion Festival or Mid-Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and August Festival. There are different views on the origin of Mid-Autumn Festival. According to experts' research, among the three traditional festivals in China-Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival came into being at the latest. However, like other traditional festivals.