The meaning and origin of moon cakes

The word moon cake first appeared in Liang Lumeng written by Wu in the Southern Song Dynasty, but it was only a snack at that time. Later, people slowly separated moon viewing from moon cakes, which meant family reunion and missing. At the same time, moon cakes are also an important gift for friends to contact their feelings during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Moon cakes, also known as moon cakes, harvest cakes and reunion cakes, are one of the traditional delicacies of Han nationality in China. Moon cakes were originally used as offerings to worship the moon god. Sacrificing the moon is a very old custom in China, and it is actually a worship activity of the ancients to the "Moon God". Eating moon cakes and enjoying the moon in Mid-Autumn Festival is an indispensable custom in northern and southern China. Mooncakes symbolize a happy reunion. People regard them as holiday food, use them to worship the moon and give them to relatives and friends.