What fruit does Mid-Autumn Festival eat?

The fruits eaten in Mid-Autumn Festival are persimmon, jujube, pomegranate, apple and peach.

1. Persimmons

With the autumn getting stronger and stronger, persimmons in Huang Chengcheng on the persimmon tree are particularly popular. "Persimmon" and "thing" are homonyms, plus the round shape and golden color of persimmon, so persimmon has the meaning that everything goes well and everything goes well.

2. Jujube

Autumn is the ripe season of jujube, and a string of red jujubes hangs on the branches, which often makes passers-by drool. Jujube also has a beautiful meaning in traditional culture. The word "jujube" is homophonic with "early", so when people get married, they often use dates, peanuts, longan and lotus seeds to mean "early birth". Moreover, the characteristics of jujube strings are reminiscent of the beautiful meaning of "children and grandchildren are full, and there are many children".

3. Pomegranate

Pomegranate is famous for its many seeds, and the full pomegranate seeds are a symbol of "full children and grandchildren" in the eyes of ancestors. On the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th day of August in the lunar calendar, a few pomegranates are placed on the altar, which not only symbolizes that life will be prosperous, but also entrusts people with the beautiful implication that they expect the family to be prosperous and have many children.

4. Apple

The word "Apple" is homophonic with the word "Ping" of peace, so apple stands for peace in people's eyes, so apple is also called "safe fruit".

5. Peaches

In fairy tales or paintings, some long-lived old immortals often hold a peach in their hands, so peaches have the meaning of longevity. When celebrating the birthday of the elderly, the cake will also be made into a peach shape, called Shoutao, to express the blessing to the elderly.