What does Mid-Autumn persimmon mean?

Mid-Autumn Festival is the season when persimmons mature and come on the market. Eating persimmons in Mid-Autumn Festival means "everything goes well". Persimmon fruit is rich, round and well-shaped, and because "persimmon" is homophonic with "thing", it is used to mean "all the best". Erya said that persimmons have seven virtues: "One life, two cloudy days, three bird nests, four insect nests, five frost leaves, six harvests and seven fat leaves for reading".

Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, Moonlight Birthday, Moon Festival, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Festival, Moon Festival and Reunion Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China. The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the worship of the autumn moon in ancient times. Since ancient times, Mid-Autumn Festival has had folk customs such as offering sacrifices to the moon, enjoying the moon, eating moon cakes, playing with lanterns, enjoying osmanthus and drinking osmanthus wine. It has been circulating for a long time.

The Mid-Autumn Festival originated in ancient times, popularized in the Han Dynasty, shaped in the early Tang Dynasty and prevailed after the Song Dynasty. Mid-Autumn Festival is a synthesis of autumn seasonal customs, most of which have ancient origins. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a colorful and precious cultural heritage. The full moon is a symbol of people's reunion, a sustenance for missing their hometown and relatives, and hopes for a bumper harvest and happiness.