What are the traditions of Mid-Autumn Festival customs

Moon worship, moon viewing, eating mooncakes, lighting lanterns, and watching the tide.

1. Moon worship. This is a kind of worship activity of the ancient Chinese to the "moon god", and the custom is still preserved in many areas. People would set up incense burners, put moon cakes, fruits and other offerings on the table, and worship them.

2. Enjoying the moon. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon looks especially full, bright and big, so moon watching has become an important activity of this festival. Families will get together and enjoy the bright full moon, symbolizing reunion and good fortune.

3. Eating mooncakes. Mooncakes are the food of the Mid-Autumn Festival, symbolizing reunion and wholeness. People will share mooncakes together on the Mid-Autumn Festival to express their thoughts about their families and close friends.

4. Lighting lanterns. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, people will light lamps to help the moon shine and add to the festive atmosphere.

5, tide watching. In ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival in the Zhejiang area had the custom of tide-watching, which is a kind of viewing of natural phenomena.