Origin of Mid-Autumn Festival customs This year, the 2015 Mid-Autumn Festival will only last for 2 days

The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the ancient autumn sacrifice to the earth god. In traditional farming society, spring sowing, summer harvesting, autumn harvesting, and winter harvesting are the main labor activities. The harvest of the land is crucial to the people who make a living from it. Therefore, people still have deep reverence for the land. Every spring when sowing seeds are planted, cities sacrifice to the land god and pray for the land god to grant him a bumper harvest. World Customs Network, this activity is called "Spring Prayer".

In autumn, when it is the harvest season, we also have to sacrifice to the earth god and thank the god for his protection, which is called the "Autumn Report". August 15th is the autumn harvest season, and every family has to worship the earth god. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival may be a custom inherited from the ancients "Autumn News".

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival falls on September 27 (Sunday) in the new calendar, so the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday time is: Saturday, September 26) and Sunday, September 27, Mid-Autumn Festival, a legal holiday), for a total of two days. This year's National Day will be closed from October 1st to 7th, with a total of 7 days. Saturday, October 10th) Go to work.

Experts suggest that because the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day are close to each other in 2015, if the Mid-Autumn Festival is made up on September 28, you will have to go to work on October 10 and 11 (Saturday and Sunday) after National Day. In order to avoid everyone working for 9 consecutive days, the Mid-Autumn Festival make up time is arranged together with National Day. After National Day, only October 10 (Saturday) will go to work, and the total number of days of citizens 'leave has not been reduced.