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What gifts do you usually give on Mid-Autumn Festival?

Mid-Autumn Festival gifts can send moon cakes, specialties, nutrients, tobacco and alcohol, tea and fruits to relatives. In addition to sending moon cakes, it is also a good idea to send some nutrients and specialties to the elderly so that they can taste the flavor other than moon cakes. Tobacco and alcohol can be stored for a long time, and guests can take them out to meet them when they come.

The origin of the Mid-Autumn festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena in ancient times, and evolved from the ancient custom of "offering sacrifices to the moon", which is an ancient custom in China.

The autumnal equinox in the twenty-four solar terms is an ancient "Festival of Sacrificing the Moon", which gradually evolved into appreciating and praising the moon, laying the embryonic form for the custom of appreciating the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The word "Mid-Autumn Festival" first appeared in the documents of the Han Dynasty, and gradually spread to various regions of China in the Han Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, it was popular in northern China.