Moon cake culture

Mooncakes originated in the Tang Dynasty and are said to have been created by Yang Guifei. At first, moon cake was a kind of food similar to "cake bait", which was mainly used to worship the moon god. With the passage of time, moon cakes have gradually evolved into the main holiday food of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and various tastes and appearances have been displayed. Nowadays, moon cakes have become one of the most representative symbols of Mid-Autumn Festival.

Cultural connotation of moon cakes;

1, reunion and affection

The round appearance of moon cakes and the traditional customs enjoyed by family members make them a symbol of reunion and family feelings. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, families sit around and eat moon cakes to express their love and yearning for each other. This traditional custom strengthens family ties and conveys the cultural value of reunion and family feelings.

2. Fear of nature and gods

In ancient times, people believed that the moon had the power to dominate the night and dreams, so they would hold a ceremony to worship the moon on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival to pray for the moon god. As a sacrifice to the moon god, moon cakes symbolize respect and gratitude to the god of nature. This reverence for nature and gods also reflects people's reverence for nature and respect for the laws of nature to a certain extent.

3. Promote the traditional culture of China.

As a traditional festival food in China, moon cakes bear rich cultural connotations. Different flavors of moon cakes and their unique manufacturing techniques show the diversity and innovation of China culture. While eating moon cakes, we also feel the charm of taste of china traditional culture and the inheritance of national spirit.

It means auspiciousness, reunion and harvest.

As a delicious food, moon cakes not only have a unique taste, but also have rich meanings. Traditionally, moon cakes are considered to have auspicious, reunion, bumper harvest and other beautiful meanings. These implications are closely related to the cultural connotation of Mid-Autumn Festival, which embodies people's yearning for a better life and their pursuit of family reunion and happiness.

Classification of moon cakes:

There are all kinds of moon cakes. According to the new moon cakes produced by the combination of China local moon cakes and Chinese and western food culture, moon cakes can be divided into two categories: traditional moon cakes and non-traditional moon cakes.

Traditional moon cakes are traditional moon cakes in China. According to the origin, sales volume and characteristics, there are mainly four factions: Cantonese-style moon cakes, Beijing-style moon cakes, Soviet-style moon cakes and Chaozhou-style moon cakes. Another reporter once combined Chaozhou-style mooncakes with Hong Kong-style mooncakes to make Cantonese-style mooncakes, and then came to another view of four groups of mooncakes: Cantonese, Suzhou, Beijing and Yunnan.

It is unscientific to simply merge by region and then separate the east, west, north and south. Hong Kong-style moon cakes are similar to Cantonese-style moon cakes, but Chaozhou-style moon cakes are quite different from Cantonese-style moon cakes in materials, methods, styles and tastes.

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