What is the meaning of eating crabs at the Mid-Autumn Festival What is the meaning of eating crabs at the Mid-Autumn Festival?

1, the custom of eating crabs at the Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history, as the saying goes, "the west wind is ringing crab feet itchy", that is, every year at the time of the Mid-Autumn Festival, crab yellow full of cream fat, is the best time to taste. "Crab" and "Xie" is the same sound, and the so-called "Mid-Autumn Moon", Mid-Autumn Festival in the Chinese traditional festivals happens to be a festival full of love and friendship. Travelers return, visit friends and relatives, small gatherings of friends, and express their feelings. This a "thank you" word is no more than appropriate, and "thank you" to say how to send out the hand? As a harmonic word "crab" is no longer appropriate.

2, crab is rich in nutrients, especially protein content than pork, fish are several times higher. Ancient Han Chinese mid-autumn feast customs, to the court of the most refined. Such as the Ming dynasty court fashionable eating crabs. Crab steamed in a bag, people sitting around to taste, accompanied by wine and vinegar. After eating, drink Su Ye soup, and wash their hands with. Banquet table area week, full of flowers, pomegranates and other seasonal food, the performance of the Mid-Autumn Festival mythological opera.