On the Custom Characteristics of Mid-Autumn Festival

Moon cakes are one of the most famous traditional cakes in China. This is the diet custom of Mid-Autumn Festival. Mooncakes are round and shared by the whole family, symbolizing reunion and harmony. Ancient moon cakes were eaten as sacrifices in the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that the custom of eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Tang Dynasty. It was popular in the court in the Northern Song Dynasty and later spread among the people. At that time, people generally called it "biscuit" and "moon ball". In the Ming dynasty, it became a common dietary custom of the whole people.

Step 2 enjoy the moon

Mid-Autumn Festival is the oldest and most famous festival in China. Watching the moon is an important custom in festivals. Many poets have poems about the moon in their representative works, and the activities of appreciating the moon in the court and among the people in the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties were more extensive. Also refers to the Mid-Autumn Festival in August 15, watching the full moon. Folk Mid-Autumn Festival began in Wei and Jin Dynasties and reached its peak in Tang and Song Dynasties.

Step 3 light the lamp

On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, there is the custom of burning lanterns to help the moon. Nowadays, there is still the custom of piling tiles and burning lamps on towers in Huguang area. The lighting custom of modern Mid-Autumn Festival is more prosperous. The internal combustion candles of Mid-Autumn Night Lights are tied to bamboo poles with ropes, erected on eaves or balconies, or made into zigzag or various shapes of small lights to hang on the roof, commonly known as "Mid-Autumn Festival on trees" or "Vertical Mid-Autumn Festival".

Step 4 guess riddles

On the Mid-Autumn Festival full moon night, there are many lanterns hanging in public places. People get together to guess the riddles written on lanterns. Because this is the favorite activity of most young men and women, love stories will also be heard in these activities, so solve riddles on the lanterns is also a form of love between men and women in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

5. Enjoy osmanthus and drink osmanthus wine

People often eat moon cakes and enjoy osmanthus in the Mid-Autumn Festival. People eat all kinds of foods made of osmanthus, especially cakes and sweets. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, I looked up at osmanthus in the middle of the month, smelled osmanthus fragrance and drank a glass of osmanthus wine, which made the whole family celebrate the sweetness and became a beautiful holiday enjoyment.