Chapter 3 Prose: Mid-Autumn Moon - Zhou Zuoren

Dun Lichen's "Yanjing Years Records" says: "The August Festival, the day of the capital, is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Every Mid-Autumn Festival, the wealthy families of the mansion will present moon cakes and fruits. Make offerings to the moon in the court, and wish them cockscombs with edamame. It is time, when the sky is bright, and the clouds are just beginning to disperse, and the cups and cups are passed to wash, and the sons and daughters are making noise. As the saying goes, men do not worship the moon, and women do not worship the stove." This book was written 40 years ago, and the customs seem to have not changed much. If you refuse to give up, you may not be interested in admiring the moon.Originally, toasting to invite the moon was just a literati's pleasure. The autumn is crisp and the moon is shining brightly, which makes it even more interesting. I specially designated this day as a festival. If it doesn't seem to be of great interest to the people, it is probably because the settlement is more important than the mooncakes.I think back to the general views of the moon in the countryside, and I feel that this is quite different from that of literati and scholars.Commonly known as Moon, Sun and Moon Mother, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, vegetarian moon cakes, fruits and old pumpkins are offered, as well as a bowl of cold water.It is believed that there is a Sapo tree in the middle of the moon, and a branch falls to the human world in the mid-autumn night. This seems to be the so-called moonlight, but unfortunately, if it falls on a person, it will cause a strange disease, or the head is as big as a bucket. It must be cut off to get out the treasure. and also.The moon is a kind of monster in astronomy, it is round and waning, and has many variations. The tide is called by it, and the ancients believed that it is related to women's lives.What's even more strange is that it also has a subtle relationship with the mentally ill. The Latin name for this disease is sun and moon disease, as if it can be compared with sunstroke.Of course, modern doctors do not admit this statement, but I still believe it, not that the interval attacks are similar, and I really think that the moon has its scary side, and it is possible that it will affect people who suffer from palpitations. .Many years ago when I came from my home in Dongchengkou at night, I saw a deep yellow crescent moon hanging in the dark sky on the way. It looked very miserable. I think we modern urbanites still feel this way. How about?Living under a cave, seeing this kind of situation, listening to the howling of wolves and the singing of night birds, I'm probably not in a good mood--no, even if there are no disturbances from these animals, the menace of the moon alone is enough , it is simply a monster, and all kinds of other foreign bodies like to appear on moonlit nights, this is just a meeting of the wind and cloud, it's just a trick.When the moon gradually rounded up, its appearance became more and more benign, and the three days before and after it looked almost like the face of a rich man. No wonder it was able to get the joy of many people, but there was always a chill, and it was impossible to go anyway. dropped.I'm afraid that "Jade characters in Qionglou are too cold at a high place." Dongpo's words can express the spirit of Mingyue. Whether the meaning of loyalty and love that has always been said to be enshrined in it is not important now, so let's not talk about it. .In short, I have no interest in admiring the moon, and the same is true for admiring the snow and rain, because I still fear and love nature too much, and I can’t believe that I can overcome nature, so some civilized people’s enjoyment is not destined for me.The meaning of Mid-Autumn Festival, in my personal opinion, eating moon cakes is more important than looking at the moon, and paying off debts is more important than eating moon cakes, but I am still a native of the country.