Why do you eat moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival?

Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival that people in China pay more attention to. There are many customs about this festival, which vary according to different regions. For example, Mid-Autumn Festival is popular in Xiamen and in Huguang. However, no matter where you are, there is a custom of eating moon cakes, which is nothing more than different tastes.

Mid-Autumn moon cakes are fragrant and sweet.

The custom of eating moon cakes has a long history, and the earliest dynasty that can be verified is Song Dynasty. As the saying goes, "August 15th is the full moon, and Mid-Autumn moon cakes are sweet and fragrant". The custom of eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival has existed at least in the Song Dynasty. Su Dongpo has poems as evidence. "A small cake is like chewing the moon, with crispy glutinous rice in it." Crispy is crisp, and glutinous rice is sugar. After the Song Dynasty, making moon cakes not only pays attention to the taste, but also designs various patterns related to the legend of the Moon Palace on the cake surface. At first, the pattern on the cake surface was probably drawn on paper and then pasted on the cake surface. Later, the cake was simply molded on the moon cake. The moon cake in the shape of a full moon symbolizes a happy reunion, just like the full moon on the 15th National Day. People regard it as holiday food, and use it to worship the moon and give it to relatives and friends. At that time, it was important to taste new things, such as pomegranate, jujube, chestnut, orange and grape, and drink new wine, which meant "the taste of autumn".

The significance of Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival is a very special festival and an intangible traditional culture in China. First of all, it is recognized as the Reunion Festival in China. Looking at the splendid moon in golden urn and recalling the past gives people the deepest and most vivid memories, which can best promote people to taste the value and significance of festivals in their thinking and make them the spiritual memory and cultural genes of the nation. Wanderers who are far away from home will take this opportunity to pin their thoughts on their hometown and relatives. People regard the full moon as a perfect symbol, and August 15 is the day for family reunion. Secondly, autumn is the harvest season, so it also means praying for a bumper harvest and happiness. At a deeper level, it also shows people's understanding of the relationship between people and reflects a kind of attention to the family.

Mid-Autumn Festival is an interesting nickname.

As a traditional auspicious day, Mid-Autumn Festival has developed different names in the long river, and the names of different places are not the same. Mid-Autumn Festival is also called: Mid-Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, August Festival, August Festival, Moon Chasing Festival, Moon Worship Festival and Reunion Festival.