Information about the folklore and customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival 200 words

1. Moon Sacrifice

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a large incense burner is set up and offerings are made, with mooncakes and watermelon being essential. Under the moonlight, the moon god tablet is placed in the direction of the moon, red candles are lit, the family worships the moon in turn, praying for blessings, and finally the housewife cuts the mooncakes and distributes them to her family.

2. Tide Watching

The river that the tide watchers look at is the famous Qiantang River. The custom of tide-watching first emerged in the Han Dynasty and reached its peak during the Tang and Song Dynasties. Su Shi of the Song Dynasty wrote the poem "Watching the Tide on August 15".

3, eat moon cakes

Moon cakes are the ancient Mid-Autumn Festival offerings to worship the moon god, passed down, then formed the Mid-Autumn Festival custom of eating moon cakes. According to historical records, as early as in the Yin, Zhou period, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, there is a commemorative master Wen Zhong's thin side of the heart of the thick "Master Cake", which is the "ancestor" of the Chinese mooncake.

4, riddle

Riddle is given through the text or images, etc., guess the answer to the riddle, that is, within the specified range of a thing or text and so on. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, many lanterns are hung in public **** places and people gather to guess the riddles written on the lanterns.

5, enjoy the osmanthus flowers, eating osmanthus flowers made of various foods

Mid-Autumn Festival is the osmanthus flowers in full bloom, people in the Mid-Autumn Festival to eat mooncakes to enjoy the osmanthus flowers, eating osmanthus flowers made of various foods to pastries, candies, osmanthus flowers made of the most common wine.

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