Mid Autumn Festival (Zezhou Mid Autumn Festival custom)

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Mid Autumn Festival

Applicant: Zezhou County, Shanxi Province

Project No.: 453

Project No.: X - 5

Time of publication: 2011 (the third batch)

Category: folk customs

Region: Shanxi Province

Type: Extension Project

Applicant: Zezhou County, Shanxi Province

Protection unit: Zezhou Folk Custom Research Association

Introduction to the Mid Autumn Festival (Zezhou Mid Autumn Festival custom)

Applicant: Zezhou County, Shanxi Province

The custom of Mid Autumn Festival in Zezhou is spread around Jueshan, Zezhou County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, radiating to the Central Plains such as Sanjin, Northwest Henan and Southern Hebei.

Jueshan is a famous mountain in Jincheng. The landscape of "Jueshan spitting the moon" is well-known and known as "China's famous mountain enjoying the moon". Since the southern and Northern Dynasties, Jueshan Mid Autumn Moon in the common record. During the song and Jin Dynasties, the Mid Autumn Festival was popular.

The main ceremony of Mid Autumn Festival in Zezhou is to offer sacrifices to the moon and worship the moon, which is called "mother-in-law of the moon" by local people. The main contents include visiting grandmother, chanting poems and praising the moon, and holding temple fairs. During the festival, local people bring their relatives and friends to celebrate the reunion. Close connection with the people's life is the characteristic of Zezhou Mid Autumn Festival custom.

The project is of great significance to carry forward the fine traditions of the Chinese nation and enhance the sense of identity and affinity of the community people. It also has important folklore and history research value.