中秋节自古便有祭月、赏月、拜月、吃月饼、赏桂花、饮桂花酒等习俗，流传至今，经久不息。中秋节以月之圆兆人之团圆，为寄托思念故乡，思念亲人之情，祈盼丰收、幸福，成为丰富多彩、弥足珍贵的文化遗产。中秋节与端午节、春节、清明节并称为中国四大传统节日。

Mid Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Eve, the Autumn Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the August Festival, the August Festival, the Moon-chasing Festival, the Playing Festival, the Moon-worshipping Festival, the Daughter's Day or the Festival of Reunion, is a traditional cultural festival popular in many ethnic groups in China and in various countries in the Chinese character cultural circle, on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month The festival is scheduled for sixteen in August. [1-2]

The Mid-Autumn Festival began in the early Tang Dynasty, prevailed in the Song Dynasty, to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, has become one of the traditional Chinese festivals with the Spring Festival. Influenced by Chinese culture, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also a traditional festival for overseas Chinese in East and Southeast Asia, especially in the local areas. Since 2008, the Mid Autumn Festival has been listed as a national statutory holiday. In May 20, 2006, the State Council was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

Since ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival has the custom of offering sacrifices to the moon, appreciating the moon, worshipping the moon, eating moon cakes, appreciating osmanthus flowers, drinking osmanthus wine and so on, which has been circulated for a long time. The Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes the reunion of people by the full moon. It is a rich and precious cultural heritage for people who miss their hometown, their loved ones and hope for a bumper harvest and happiness. Mid Autumn Festival and Dragon Boat Festival, Spring Festival and Tomb Sweeping Day are also known as the four traditional festivals in China.