Mid-Autumn Festival has become one of the legal festivals in modern China. In real history, the Mid-Autumn Festival was completely confirmed in China during the Tang Dynasty. Although the Mid-Autumn Festival was defined as the 15th day of the eighth lunar month in the Tang Dynasty, it was not popular in the Tang Dynasty. The Mid-Autumn Festival was really popular in the Song Dynasty in China. Some people may be curious. In the Song Dynasty, how did the Mid-Autumn Festival enjoy lanterns? In fact, in the Song Dynasty, people said that the appreciation of lanterns was different from what we say now. In the Song Dynasty, appreciating lanterns in the Mid-Autumn Festival meant that people would put water lanterns on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

As we all know, the Mid-Autumn Festival was fixed in the Tang Dynasty in China, but it really became popular in the Song Dynasty in China. During the Song Dynasty, Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi designated the Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival as three national festivals. In the Song Dynasty, people would hold various banquets in August 15 of the lunar calendar every year to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Many people will stay up late to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Second, Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival Perhaps in modern times, there are still some places with the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival. However, the modern Mid-Autumn Festival flower viewing lanterns are different from what people say in the Song Dynasty. The modern Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival refers to the Mid-Autumn Festival, when many lanterns are hung on the street. People will play back and forth in these lanterns, and they will also play some solve riddles on the lanterns games. However, in the Song Dynasty, people said that the lanterns of the Mid-Autumn Festival were not lanterns, but water lanterns on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. At that time, every household would put a water lamp into the water at midnight. Because every household has lit water lanterns, the whole river looks like it will light up the Mid-Autumn Festival night.

Three. In the Mid-Autumn Festival, people in the Song Dynasty not only enjoyed lanterns, but also hung lanterns. Hanging lanterns here is hanging lanterns.