the historical origin of the vietnamese mid autumn festival

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2.The meaning of Mid-Autumn Festival 5

3.Mid-Autumn Festival customs through the ages 7

a Fruit tray 7

b Moon cake 8

c Mid-Autumn Festival toys 11

d Activities in Mid-Autumn Festival 12

IV Conclusion 13

V Reference 15

I.Introduction

The Mid-Autumn Festival known as “Tet Trung Thu” is a significant celebration in both Vietnamese culture and the cultures of other Asian nations TheMid-Autumn Festival, which it is traditionally held on the 15th day of the 8th Lunarmonth, has profound spiritual significance Even though everyone excitedly awaits the Mid-Autumn Festival and looks forward to coming home to welcome the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival of today no longer maintains many traditional aspects from the past, but it still has an appeal for all generations.

The Mid-Autumn Festival has long been celebrated in our country and is thought to have Chinese cultural influences This does not imply that this New Year's Day has lost its Vietnamese character, nevertheless.

A deeply meaningful tradition is the Mid-Autumn Festival That is what love,friendship, filial piety, gratitude, care, and filial piety all mean The Mid-Autumn Festival gives kids a chance to have fun while also showing their parents that they are devoted to them.

The Vietnamese family prepares everything, including a vibrant lamp, a sizable tray filled with bendable cakes, baked cakes known as mooncakes, and a variety of children's toys.

In the traditional culture of the Vietnamese people, those are a classic and singular beauty.

III.Body

1. The historical origin of the Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival is said to have started during the Tang Dynasty, under King Due Ton and King Van Minh When the king was playing outside the castle that year on the late night of the August full moon, the breeze was cool, the full moon was lovely, and a fairy who appeared in the world as an elderly man witha white head like snow met him The enchanted fairy fashioned a rainbow with oneend touching the moon and the other resting on the ground The king scaled the rainbow to travel to the moon and explore the Quang palace The Mid-Autumn Festival was established by the king after his return to earth and his longing for theromantic moon scene.

The Mid-Autumn Festival in Vietnam, which was commemorated on the Ngoc Lu bronze drum, is said by archaeologists to have originated in a previous erawith most of the Mid-Autumn Festival tales in Vietnam involve Uncle Cuoi and Ms Hang and the image of partying and dancing on the autumnal full moon is printed on the drum According to the Doi pagoda inscription from the Ly dynasty in 1121, the Mid-Autumn Festival was formally held in Thang Long fortress with boat races,water puppet shows, and light processions Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations were lavishly held in the Lord's Palace under the Le and Trinh dynasties

Thai Binh Hoan Vu Ky states that "Lac Viet people hold celebrations in the fall of August, boys and girls develop relationships, they fall in love, and they get married." Thus, the marriage season is in the fall.

According to historian P Giran's investigation into the origins of the Autumn Festival (published in Magiet Religion, Paris, 1912), East Asian people have long respected the Moon and the Sun as a couple They think that the Moon and Sun only align once per month (at the end of the moon phase) The happy moon girl emerged from her husband's light and gradually absorbed sunlight until transforming into a new moon, a full moon, and entering a new cycle The moon is hence negative and represents female and conjugal existence And because the moon is at its most stunning and spectacular during August's full moon, people celebrate the event to mark the start of the Lunar New Year.

Mid-2. The meaning of Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival has diverse meanings and carries the hopes and wishes of many socioeconomic classes, in contrast to the Lunar New Year, which signifies the passing of the old year and the beginning of the new.

The Mid-Autumn Festival occurs at the end of the growing season, when farmers have less work to do and a surplus of crops to sell The idea that there is a link between life and the moon has been held by people for thousands of years Joy and sorrow, a full moon and a waning moon, a family reunion or a breakup Since then, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the Reuniting Festival and the full moon is a sign of reunion.

Vietnamese tradition dictates that on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, parents prepare a feast for their kids, buy and construct a variety of candle-lit lanterns to hang about the house, and let the kids to process the lights Moon cakes, sweets, sugar cane, grapefruit, and other fruits are served during the Mid-Autumn Festival Parents have the chance to demonstrate their love for their children in a tangible way, depending on their family's financial situation Consequently, familial love is even stronger Additionally, individuals purchase mooncakes, tea, and wine during this time to honor ancestors and offer them to friends, family, teachers, grandparents, and other well-wishers.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a true celebration exclusively for young kids, complete with food and toys Additionally, as children start school at the same timeas the Mid-Autumn Festival following the August Revolution in 1945, this holiday also serves to symbolize, through food, parents' hopes for their young children's academic success On the tray, toys or other goods are on show.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for people to watch the moon foretell crops and the future of the country, in addition to being a time for children and adults to have fun Also, according to researcher Nguyen Van Huyen, the moon's shape can be used to forecast the upcoming seasons Based on the size and color of the full moon, people will make predictions about the future of the nation, such as a plentiful harvest, many silkworms creating silk, a peaceful and moral nation, the world is happy, or the king drinks too much, is violent, or there will soon be a revolution or war When the fall moon is yellow, it will be silkworm season; when it is green or blue, it will be a year of natural disasters; and when it is blazing orange, it will be a year of prosperity for the nation.

3. Mid-Autumn Festival customs through the ages

a Fruit tray

A five-fruit tray is necessary for the Mid-Autumn Festival to be complete The traditional dog-shaped Mid-Autumn Festival plate is composed of grapefruit cloves with two black beans attached as eyes More fruits and baked products can be found nearby Mixed sticky rice cakes or vegetarian cakes with images of a mother pig and her herd of fat, chubby piglets or a carp are popular Some affluent homes showcase a platter of nuggets set on lotus leaves.

The delicacies served during the Mid-Autumn Festival are described in detail in the book "Vietnamese traditions" by author Phan Ke Binh "During the day, we make offerings to the ancestors, at night we come to enjoy the moon," it states The spread face cake at the head of the table is made of a variety of fruit cakes and is colored with vibrant shades of blue, red, white, and yellow Street girls

compete with each other's resourcefulness by making fish and shrimp out of doughand peeling papaya to make flowers and other flowers.’’

The Mid-Autumn Festival is now provided with numerous animal representations produced from different fruits, such as Mickey Mouse made from grapefruit, toad made from grapefruit, and toad made from fruit, in addition to the creativity passed down and encouraged through generations chayote, a hedgehog made of grapes and pears, a fish made of dragon fruit, crabs, and butterflies made of apples, as well as a squirrel made of grapefruit and oranges In addition to combining fruits into dragon and phoenix shapes, trimming vegetables and fruits into ornamental shapes, and carving watermelons into extremely lovely images, many locations that present complex Mid-Autumn Festival displays.

b Moon cake

The cooked and flexible moon cakes, commonly referred to as mooncakes, are the heart and spirit of the Mid-Autumn Festival Mooncakes' spherical, brilliant

beauty serves as a representation of the moon The two sides of yin and yang are symbolized by a pair of baked cakes and sticky rice cakes, with the sticky rice cakesstanding in for the moon, which is brilliant, rounded, and unblemished.

Vietnamese mooncakes traditionally contain ingredients such sugar fat, melon seeds, lemon leaves, sausage or dried chicken, lotus jam, roasted sesame, pumpkin jam, and mai que lo wine and malt These components and the cake's spherical shape represent wishing for a good rainy season, a plentiful crop, and a family reunion.

The stickey rice cake shell is prepared with finely ground, roasted flour that has also been combined with sugar, water, a little cooking oil, and grapefruit fragrance for aroma Sugar, water, and roasted flour are used to make the crust Pomelo flowers are picked in March, then they are distilled and their steam condensed on a pot Vietnamese mooncakes are sweet but less fatty than their Chinese counterparts, which are also sweet, greasy, and aromatic While the baked cake's filling is fragrant with the scents of wine, lemon leaves, tangerine peel, the flexible cake is fragrant with the perfume of grapefruit flowers.

On the basis of traditional cakes, mooncakes have undergone significant modification and development today: roasted chicken, bird's nests, tiramisu, chocolate, green tea, potatoes, nuggets, coconut milk, black sesame, coffee, cakes with green beans, salted egg red beans, roast chicken, potatoes, and Almonds, cashews, walnuts, or macadamia nuts in place of the melon seeds could be used The crust is formed of bamboo charcoal, green tea, coffee, and chocolate, or it can be colored with a variety of fruits, leaves, and plants like camellia leaves, dragon

fruit, butterfly pea flowers, and coffee grounds

Moreover, the cake was originally spherical in shape but was eventually shaped into various different shapes, including fish, mothers, and piglets In addition to its intricate shapes and 3D embossed designs, modern mooncakes are now painted with vivid colors rather than the traditional baked good color of pure brown Although there are many modern variations in mooncakes, they still cannotcompete with traditional cakes.

There are two types of the well-known Mid-Autumn Festival toys: commercially produced crafts, and handcrafted toys Lamps, masks, lion's heads, paper doctors, stick figures, and iron toys are examples of handmade toys Self-made toys come in a variety of forms, from the most basic—a pipe—to folding toys Paper is used in everything from simple crafts like making paper lanterns to more complex ones like the star lamp that divides spokes to create a frame.

The Mid-Autumn Festival's most popular toys are lamps The majority of the Mid-Autumn Festival lights have a typical design that includes a long handle to push or hold (the monk's lamp), a frame constructed of bamboo slats that is adhered with multicolored cellophane, and an interior candle holder for illumination.

Toys for the Mid-Autumn Festival include lights, a lion head with a neck form, a black horn, a paper mask with a picture of a man, rabbits, foxes, buffalo, tigers, leopards, bears, and more Masks depicting superheroes, spiders, batmen, teachers, and students are available now Masks and lion heads are frequently found together, along with drums There are many different kinds of drums, including frog drums of all sizes and drummers with two balls linked to the two sides, which produce a joyful sound whenever you return to bang on the drum.

There are toys that are still in use today, but there are also some that have disappeared entirely.

d Activities in Mid-Autumn Festival

In accordance with Vietnamese tradition, parents prepare a feast for their kids to commemorate the Mid-Autumn Festival They also build lanterns with candles, such as folding paper lanterns, star lanterns, carp lanterns, etc., to hang around the house and let the kids play with the lights Children congregate in the morning to sing, dance, and play as they process lanterns across the town while parents prepare the tray Among the foods served at the Mid-Autumn Festival are mooncakes, candy, and other fruits It's time to break the deck when the moon reaches its highest point Everyone in the family gathers there to discuss and share secrets while sipping tea and eating cake while gazing at the moon.

The practice of the lion dance, also known as lion dance, is performed on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival Over the course of the Lunar New Year, the Chinese frequently host lion dances During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Vietnamese people organize lion dance in particular A positive omen is

represented by the lion A performer of the lion dance typically mimics the movements of the lion while dancing while donning a paper lion's head A person waves a long, colorful cloth tail that is attached to the unicorn's head while keepingtime with the lion dance Additionally, there are la las, tarpaulins, colored lights, five-color flags, and someone carrying a stick to protect the lion's head the lion dances begin, followed by the adult and children

In the course of history, there have been several modifications made to the Mid-Autumn Festival to accommodate the social situations and circumstances of each era At least up until this point, the Mid-Autumn Festival's most fundamental elements remain The traditional components of each Mid-Autumn Festival are receiving more and more attention from society and individuals.

Moreover, people get busier seeking material values as society evolves, and can neglect spiritual virtues in the process Tet is therefore a special time for people to interact more and show one other love And preserving the joy and excitement of the festival also means preserving the beautiful shades of the country's cultural identity.

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