Received a text message from a male leader: The moon is particularly bright during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and people are more affectionate during the Mid-Autumn Festival! Does it have any meaning?

The moon is extremely bright during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It means: once the moon reaches the Mid-Autumn Festival, it will appear extremely bright. Every day on the 15th, the moon is very round and very bright. In ancient times, the moon represented lovesickness (actually it is the same now), especially homesickness.

When the ancients missed their hometown, they would look up at the moon. In this way, although we are far apart from our families, we can see the same moon, as if our loved ones are right next to us. The light of the moon shines on us at the same time. Although we are thousands of miles apart, it still seems to be around us. Therefore, the moon is particularly bright during the Mid-Autumn Festival because I feel homesick.

Extended information:

Astronomical experts explained that the moon looks particularly bright on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, which is caused by the unique refreshing climate in autumn. In winter and spring, the wind and sand are relatively strong and the climate is dry; in summer it is rainy and there is a lot of water vapor in the air.

These conditions dim the moonlight as it passes through the atmosphere. Autumn has mostly sunny weather and weak autumn winds. There is less water vapor and dust in the atmosphere than in other seasons. When the moonlight passes through the atmosphere, it is less refracted by dust, sand and water vapor in the air, so it is naturally much brighter than in other seasons.

It makes sense from a meteorological point of view. Because at this time, the dry and cold airflow blowing from the north forces the warm and humid air that has been swirling over most parts of our country in summer to retreat southward, and the clouds and fog in the sky decrease.