Why does Mid-Autumn Festival happen?

Eating Ciba in the Mid-Autumn Festival in August originated in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period more than 2,000 years ago, which is a traditional custom that has been passed down to this day to commemorate Wu Zixu, the general of Chu.

Ciba is a kind of token and sacred object. Ciba in the Mid-Autumn Festival in August symbolizes family reunion, happiness and good luck. For thousands of years, the broad masses of the people have forged a profound friendship with it, and have a special liking for it, and given it infinite sustenance and profound metaphor. Sticking together, Bazin symbolizes the harmony and unity of the whole family; The sweetness of Ciba symbolizes the sweetness and happiness of life; Even if it is an early morning nap, the earlier you get up, the greater the harvest in the coming year; Ciba is round in size, symbolizing people's "fate", happiness, auspiciousness and reunion; Of course, eating round Ciba naturally symbolizes that the whole family is kind, round and round, and safe.

Ciba is the condensation of a circle, always accompanied by a circle. Steamer for steaming glutinous rice, making a rice cake nest, putting a rice cake dustpan, and loading soybeans, peanuts, sesame seeds, etc. They are all together with Yuanyuan, and the whole family eats Ciba moon cakes around the round table and enjoys the full moon. The old oranges are also colorful because of their fat appearance. Guzhen has been playing Ganzilong 1000 for more than a century, but not for nearly a hundred years. Up to now, only a few elders in the ancient town can know its historical origin and production technology.

When you make a citrus dragon, you need to use 7 or 9 large wooden oranges, and each orange is nailed with a wooden stick. The wooden stick is a section of the dragon body. Make a coordinated dragon head and dragon tail with five-color paper, and then connect the dragon head, dragon body and dragon tail with soft rope to form a complete citrus dragon. Because it is played at night, every paragraph should be tied with an oil label to facilitate lighting. Although it is simple to make, it has a very long history.