What are the customs of Mid-Autumn Festival?

1, offering sacrifices to the moon: offering sacrifices to the moon is the worship of the "moon god" in ancient times. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, people worship the moon god, set up a big incense table, and put on moon cakes, watermelons, apples, red dates, plums, grapes and other sacrifices. Under the moon, put the "Luna God" tablet in the direction of the moon, and the red candle burns high. The whole family took turns in Yue Bai to pray. Sacrificing the moon to admire the memory of the moon expresses people's good wishes.

2. Moon viewing: It is said that the moon is closest to the earth on Mid-Autumn Festival night, and the moon is the largest, roundest and brightest, so there is a custom of moon viewing banquet from ancient times to the present.

3. Eat moon cakes: Moon cakes are offerings to worship the moon god in the ancient Mid-Autumn Festival, symbolizing a happy reunion. Later, people gradually regarded Mid-Autumn Festival as a symbol of family reunion.

4, burning lights: Mid-Autumn Festival night, there is the custom of burning lights to help the moonlight. Nowadays, there is still the custom of piling tiles and burning lamps on towers in Huguang area. Jiangnan has the custom of making lantern boats.

5. Guess: On the Mid-Autumn Festival, many lanterns will be hung 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, and love stories will be heard in these activities, solve riddles on the lanterns on lanterns in Mid-Autumn Festival is also a form of love between men and women.