How to give mooncakes in Wuwei Mid-Autumn Festival? Why should we play with lanterns in the Mid-Autumn Festival?

The Mid-Autumn Festival in every place has its own unique customs, because each area has different historical influences in ancient times, so the customs handed down will be different. Every custom symbolizes the ancient people's yearning for the Mid-Autumn Festival and tells future generations what is most important. So how do you offer moon cakes in Wuwei Mid-Autumn Festival? Why do you want to play lanterns on Mid-Autumn Festival?

How to give mooncakes in Wuwei Mid-Autumn Festival?

On this day, Taoists will watch the full moon and worship the moon star, the Moon Palace Empress. Because, according to Taoist rules, this day is the birthday of the Moon Palace Empress. At that time, there was no concept of moon cakes, so residents who believed in Taoism made a woman out of flour and pinched some birds, that is, qingluan birds.

Then steam it and put it on the table to pay homage to the Moon Palace Empress and bless her family. This custom of Wuwei people's Mid-Autumn Festival has been preserved for two thousand years. Make a goddess with noodles and a bunch of birds around. After steaming, dip a chisel in some dishes and print some patterns, which is quite bright.

These moon offerings are called Chaoniangniang dishes. Counting its origin, Chaoniang cuisine is indeed an ancient culture. Chao Niangniang put it in the yard and burned the moonlight paper with the pattern of Niangniang, asking our children to guard against stealing from barren families in the village or bachelors who can't marry their daughters-in-law.

Why do you play with lanterns in the Mid-Autumn Festival?

Mid-Autumn Festival, Spring Festival and Lantern Festival are considered as the three major Lantern Festival in China. Although it is not as lively as the Lantern Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also one of the customs of this traditional festival.

Since ancient times, people in China have had the custom of celebrating the Lantern Festival in the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Old Wulin Story in the Northern Song Dynasty records that during the Mid-Autumn Festival, there was an activity of putting a small red light into the river to drift and play. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival has become more popular, and many places have formed customs such as planting Mid-Autumn Festival trees and putting lanterns.

Lantern Festival is not only a variety, but also often decorated with paper-cuts, calligraphy and painting, poetry and so on, which is a display of traditional folk handicrafts in China. In Guangzhou, Hong Kong and other places, Mid-Autumn Festival activities are to erect lanterns. Bright lanterns not only enrich the festive atmosphere, but also become a unique landscape of the city.

In Nanning, Guangxi, in addition to all kinds of lanterns tied with paper and bamboo for children to play with, there are also simple lanterns, pumpkin lanterns and orange lanterns. The so-called sky lantern, that is, Kongming Lantern, is a kind of paper lamp. Light a candle under the lamp, and the hot air can make the lamp fly into the air, which makes people laugh and chase.

Lights symbolize hope. In traditional festivals in China, watching lanterns is very popular, which shows the good wishes of the Chinese nation for healthy activities.