There will be a supermoon during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, intertwined with the wonder of "Saturn and the Moon"
【There will be a supermoon during the Mid-Autumn Festival! Let's enjoy the full moon together during the Mid-Autumn Festival】 #Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival# In three days, it will be the traditional Chinese festival Mid-Autumn Festival. In addition to eating moon cakes and enjoying the moon, what other traditional customs are there?
The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the "Reunion Festival" and "August Festival", etc. Because it is exactly halfway through the three autumns, it is named Mid-Autumn Festival. Because the moon is bright and round on this night, the main activity for the people is to reunite with the family and enjoy the moon, in order to pray for a happy reunion. Although the reunion of family members is derived from the full moon of Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is a reunion festival, it is a relatively recent custom, but the beautiful psychology and customs of praying for the reunion of relatives are an ancient tradition of the Chinese. Let us take a look at the origin and customs of the ancient Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Mid-Autumn Festival, this round of bright moon that has carried the vision of reunion and happiness since ancient times, is even more dressed in a mysterious and romantic astronomical costume this year. Good news came from Shenzhen Observatory. Not only the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival moon-watching custom was continued, but also the wonders of "supermoon" and "Saturn with the moon" were interwoven, adding a bit of extraordinary cosmic poetry to this traditional festival.
Recently, many netizens have made mooncakes at home. Do you want to know how to make mooncakes?
The production process of handmade mooncakes mainly includes the following steps:
1. Prepare materials: First, prepare the materials needed to make mooncakes, such as low-gluten flour, inverted sugar syrup, fillings (such as lotus paste, five kernels, fruit fillings, etc.), salted egg yolks, etc.
2. Make the crust: Mix inverted sugar syrup, soap water, and salad oil evenly, sift in mooncake flour and knead into dough, wrap with plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes.
3. Process the fillings: Process according to the selected fillings, such as steaming, seasoning, chopping, etc., to make it suitable for wrapping.
4. Divide the dough and fillings: Divide the dough and fillings into small portions. The ratio of mooncake skin to filling is generally 2:8 or 3:7.
5. Wrap the mooncakes: Take a small portion of the skin, roll it into a thick flat circle in the middle, wrap the fillings, close the mouth and roll it into a round shape.
6. Molding: Put the wrapped mooncakes into the mooncake mold and press them into shape.
7. Baking: Spray water or brush egg liquid on the surface of the mooncakes, bake them in a preheated oven, usually the oven temperature is set between 180-200 degrees, and the baking time is about 15-20 minutes.
8. Oil recovery: The baked mooncakes need to be left for a while to allow the skin to recover oil, so that the mooncakes will taste softer and the color will be brighter.
The above is the basic production process of handmade mooncakes. It should be noted that during the production process, keep your hands and tools clean to avoid affecting the hygiene and safety of the mooncakes. At the same time, the preservation of mooncakes is also very important. It is best to store them in a cool and dry place, away from direct sunlight.
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Imagine that when the dawn of the 16th day of the eighth lunar month first appeared, the sky was still immersed in silence, but the full moon quietly reached its most perfect state at 10:34 am at an unknown moment. Although it is not the Mid-Autumn Night, the perfection seems to have crossed the boundaries of time and space, and spread out in everyone's heart in advance, foreshadowing the beautiful vision of reunion and harmony. On the Mid-Autumn Night, as the sun sets in the west and the bright moon rises in the east, the sky slightly south of the east is gradually stained by the soft moonlight, and the bright moon seems to become more round and bright as the night deepens, as if it is the most exquisite sculpture of nature, waiting for everyone who looks up at it.
What is particularly exciting is that the wonder of "Saturn with the Moon" is quietly staged. Saturn, the planet known as the "king of stars", stands side by side with the bright moon on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival with its unique and beautiful rings, as if they are a pair of lovers in the heavenly palace, dancing together under the sky. For stargazing enthusiasts holding astronomical telescopes, this is even more of a visual feast. Saturn's delicate ring system and the bright moon disk complement each other, making people indulge in this cosmic romance.
Adding a touch of color is the magnificent appearance of the "supermoon". When the moon reached the point closest to the earth on its orbit on the evening of September 18, at that moment, it not only shortened the distance with us, but also lit up the entire night sky with a magnificent figure beyond the usual. Although it is difficult to observe its subtle changes with the naked eye, the visual shock and the touch of the soul are enough to make every witness remember it in their hearts. Let us use the camera as a pen to record this romantic gift from the depths of the universe, and wait for it to be savored in the future, and feel the tranquility and beauty that transcends time. This Mid-Autumn Festival, let us look up at the stars together and go on this cosmic romantic date together!