The name of the Mid-Autumn Festival moon cake

Moon cakes, also known as moon cakes, cookies, harvest cakes, reunion cakes, etc. , is the seasonal food of Mid-Autumn Festival. 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". Today, eating moon cakes and enjoying the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival is a necessary custom to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival all over the country. Mooncakes symbolize a happy reunion. People regard them as holiday food, use them to worship the moon and give them to relatives and friends.

As an offering to worship the moon god, moon cakes have a long history. The word moon cake was first included in Liang Lumeng written by Wu in the Southern Song Dynasty. Mooncakes have been integrated into local food customs and developed into Cantonese, Shanxi, Beijing, Suzhou, Chaozhou and Yunnan mooncakes.

Sacrificing the moon is a very old custom in our country. Moon cakes are offerings to worship the moon god in ancient Mid-Autumn Festival, and they are also seasonal food for Mid-Autumn Festival. Moon cakes are round and shared by the whole family, symbolizing reunion and harmony. In ancient times, the moon was sacrificed every Mid-Autumn Festival night. Set up a big incense table and place sacrifices such as moon cakes and fruits. Under the moon, put the moon statue in the direction of the moon, and the red candle burns high. The whole family takes turns in Yue Bai, and then the housewife cuts the reunion moon cakes. As an offering to worship the moon god, moon cakes have a long history. The word "moon cake" was first seen in Liang Lumeng by Wu in the Southern Song Dynasty. Up to now, enjoying the moon and eating moon cakes is an indispensable custom of Mid-Autumn Festival in all parts of China. As the saying goes, "Moon cakes are sweet and fragrant when they are full on August 15th".

The word moon cake was first seen in Liang Lumeng by Wu in the Southern Song Dynasty, when it was just a snack. Later, people gradually associated moon viewing with moon cakes, symbolizing family reunion and bearing their thoughts. At the same time, moon cakes are also an important gift for friends to contact their feelings during the Mid-Autumn Festival. At that time, moon cakes were diamond-shaped, coexisting with chrysanthemum cakes, plum cakes and five-kernel cakes, and they were "available at any time. Call if you want, and don't miss customers". It can be seen that moon cakes at this time are not only eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. As for the origin of the word moon cake, there is no textual research. However, Su Dongpo, a famous scholar in the Northern Song Dynasty, left a poem "Little cakes are like chewing the moon, and there is fullness in the crisp", which may be the origin of the name of moon cakes and the basis of their practice.