The origin of moon cakes should be very simple.

Moon cakes, also known as moon cakes, harvest cakes and reunion cakes, are one of the traditional Chinese cakes and enjoy a long reputation.

Dietary customs of Mid-Autumn Festival. Moon cakes are round and shared by the whole family, symbolizing reunion and harmony. Ancient moon cakes were originally eaten as sacrifices in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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 relic of ancient celestial worship-the custom of worshipping the moon. At the autumnal equinox, it is an ancient "Moon Festival".

Mid-Autumn Festival comes from the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival. According to research, "Mid-Autumn Festival" was originally set on the day of "Autumn Equinox" in the 24 solar terms of the Ganzhi calendar. However, because the August day of the lunar calendar is different every year, there may not be a full moon. Later, the Mid-Autumn Festival moved from the autumnal equinox to the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar.

Sacrificing to the moon is a very old custom in China. In fact, it is a ritual activity of the ancients in some places in ancient China to "Moon God". Moon cakes are offerings to worship the moon god in ancient Mid-Autumn Festival. Since they were handed down, the custom of eating moon cakes on Mid-Autumn Festival has been formed.

In ancient times, every Mid-Autumn Festival, people would put round fruits and vegetables symbolizing bumper harvest on incense tables, bow to the moon and pray for family peace and good luck. In ancient times, girls wanted Yue Bai, and prayed that Chang 'e, a fairy who lived in the Moon Palace, could bless herself, looking like a bright moon and as beautiful as a flower. Moon cakes have a long history in China.

According to historical records, as early as the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, there was a kind of "Taishi cake" to commemorate Taishi Wenzhong, which was said to be the "ancestor" of China moon cakes.