中秋節，月亮總是主角。在古代，中秋節還有「祭拜月神」的習俗，看他們是如何發展的，讓我們一起漲姿勢！
古代有「秋暮夕月」的習俗。夕月，即祭拜月神。設大香案，擺上月餅、西瓜、蘋果、紅棗、李子、葡萄等祭品，其中月餅和西瓜是絕對不能少的。西瓜還要切成蓮花狀。在月下，將月亮神像放在月亮的那個方向，紅燭高燃，全家人依次拜祭月亮，然後由當家主婦切開團圓月餅。切的人預先算好全家共有多少人，在家的，在外地的，都要算在一起，不能切多也不能切少，大小要一樣。
In ancient times the "On the eve of Autumn Twilight" practices. On the eve of that worship Goddess. Set large incense table, put the moon cake, watermelons, apples, dates, plums, grapes other offerings, moon cake and watermelon is definitely not small. Also cut into the lotus-shaped watermelon. Under the month, the moon god on the moon that direction, Candle high burning the whole family followed by worship the moon, then the charge of the housewife cut happy moon cake. Pre-cut people who count the number of good family, at home, in the field should count together, can not cut more and no cut less the same size.
中秋祭月
在我國是一種十分古老的習俗。據史書記載，早在周朝，古代帝王就有春分祭日、夏至祭地、秋分祭月、冬至祭天的習俗。其祭祀的場所稱為日壇、地壇、月壇、天壇。分設在東南西北四個方向。北京的月壇就是明清皇帝祭月的地方。《禮記》記載：「天子春朝日，秋夕月。朝日之朝，夕月之夕。」這裡的夕月之夕，指的正是夜晚祭祀月亮。這種風俗不僅為宮廷及上層貴族所奉行，隨著社會的發展，也逐漸影響到民間。
On the Mid-Autumn Festival in China is a very ancient custom. According to historical records, as early as the Chou dynasty, the ancient kings had the sun in the vernal equinox, summer solstice Jide, Autumnal Equinox Festival month, the winter solstice Heaven customs. Their place of worship called on the altar to altar, on the altar, the Temple of Heaven. Grouped in the four corners. Beijing, the Ming and Qing emperors on the altar is the place on Festival. "Book of Rites" reads: "Son of Heaven spring Asahi, Qiu Xi months. DPRK and the DPRK, on the eve of the eve." On the eve of the eve of here, that means it is night worship the moon. This custom has not only pursued by the court and the upper nobility, with the development of society has gradually affected the folk
民間拜月
相傳古代齊國醜女無鹽，幼年時曾虔誠拜月，長大後，以超群品德入宮，但未被寵幸。某年八月十五賞月，天子在月光下見到她，覺得她美麗出眾，後立她為皇后，中秋拜月由此而來。月中嫦娥，以美貌著稱，故少女拜月，願「貌似嫦娥，面如皓月」。
On rumored ancient folk worship ugly no salt, pious worship during childhood on, grow up to superior moral palace, but do not drive. A full moon on August 15, Son of Heaven to see her in the moonlight, feeling that her beauty is outstanding, after she was Queen, Mid-Autumn Festival on the resulting worship. Mid-Chang, to beauty, known for young girls worship it on, willing to "look like the goddess of the moon, face as bright moon."
文人賞月
賞月的風俗來源於祭月，嚴肅的祭祀變成了輕鬆的歡娛。民間中秋賞月活動約始魏晉時期，但未成習。到了唐代，中秋賞月、玩月頗為盛行，許多詩人的名篇中都有詠月的詩句。待到宋時，形成了以賞月活動為中心的中秋民俗節日，正式定為中秋節。與唐人不同，宋人賞月更多的是感物傷懷，常以陰晴圓缺，喻人情事態，即使中秋之夜，明月的清光也掩飾不住宋人的傷感。
The custom of scholars to celebrate the moon festival from months, serious joyous ritual became easy. Mooncake activities around the beginning of civil Wei and Jin Dynasties, but immature habits. The Tang Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival, Wan Yue prevailed, read by many poets in the poem Ode to the Moon has. Until the time of Song, has formed a full moon in the activity center for the Mid-Autumn Festival Folk Festival, officially designated as Mid-Autumn Festival. And Chinese different from the Song moon is more a sense of things sad, often Teenage moon and new moon, Yu human events, even if moon night, the moon's clear light also could not conceal the Song of sadness
但對宋人來說，中秋還有另外一種形態，即中秋是世俗歡愉的節日：「中秋節前，諸店皆賣新酒，貴家結飾臺榭，民家爭佔酒樓玩月，笙歌遠聞千裡，嬉戲連坐至曉」(《東京夢華錄》)。宋代的中秋夜是不眠之夜，夜市通宵營業，玩月遊人，達旦不絕。
But Song, the Mid-Autumn there is another form, that is, the joy of the Mid-Autumn Festival is secular: "Mid-Autumn Festival before, all shops are selling new wine, your family knot Taixie, homes on war accounted for restaurants Wan Yue, carousing heard a thousand miles away, play with sitting to dawn "(" Beautiful Dream to Tokyo "). Song of the Mid-Autumn Festival is a sleepless night, the night market open all night, Wan Yue visitors, Titan is not absolutely
明清之後，因時代的關係，社會生活中的現實功利因素突出，歲時節日中世俗的情趣俞益濃厚，以「賞月」為中心的抒情性與神話性的文人傳統減弱，功利性的祭拜、祈求與世俗的情感、願望構成普通民眾中秋節俗的主要形態。因此，「民間拜月」成為人們渴望團聚、康樂和幸福;以月寄情。
Ming and Qing Dynasties, the result of the relationship between age, social life, highlighting the reality of utilitarianism, the festival, in the interests of a strong secular sentiment Yu, to "moon" as the center of the lyric and the myth of the literati tradition weakened, utilitarian worship, pray and secular feelings, aspirations of ordinary people form the main form of popular Mid-Autumn Festival. Therefore, the "civil Praying" become eager to join, recreation and well-being; to always focussed on.