What are the customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival

One, the Mid-Autumn Festival to eat moon cakes

To say that everyone knows a Mid-Autumn custom, Mid-Autumn Festival is called the fifteenth day of the eighth month, know that in this day are generally eaten is the moon cake, in fact, this custom is from a long time ago passed down, already has a long history, I remember that my grandmother when I was a child, she always told me something about some of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is more profound to me, because my grandmother when I was a child, she often told me some mythological stories, such as Chang'e running to the moon. Because grandma in my childhood, grandma often tell me some mythological stories, such as Chang'e run to the moon, in fact, these stories for the childhood I am especially love to listen to, but also our Chinese people ancient and beautiful mythological stories. Before it is also reflected in the poem because the round moon cake also symbolizes the significance of each to the Mid-Autumn Festival more than one reunion, so there is a saying is the Mid-Autumn Festival moon round, family reunion, so from very early on, the moon cake has begun to circulate in the, circulate to the present day now almost every family knows the custom of eating moon cakes, of course, passed on to our present society, that also must eat moon cakes, after all, this is an The old custom of eating mooncakes is a very important one.

Eating mooncakes also symbolizes reunion, because this time is usually a family get together, mooncakes are usually sweet, is an expression of a bitter sweet expression, but also on the life of the reunion, a sweet yearning.

Two, Mid-Autumn Festival play lanterns

Because the lanterns are a kind of Mid-Autumn Festival activities, Mid-Autumn these activities are some of our entertainment, in fact, in this festival is also more special, because this day is also a good time for the girls and boys to date, but also a custom of the ancient times, the general Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns are hung in some ordinary families, but also because the children are more like. At the same time, you will also be in different homes or streets and alleys will see a variety of different design styles of flowers hanging all over the different places, the scene is very spectacular.

So playing lanterns is not only a kind of entertainment, or a custom of the Mid-Autumn Festival, because children generally love to see the lanterns, so now the lanterns are also upgraded, but also in the continuous updating and growth.

Three, Mid-Autumn Festival to eat a reunion meal

This said we are more familiar with, because every time the Mid-Autumn Festival, is a reunion day, back home with the family to eat a meal are particularly happy, because many people who go out of the house may not be able to go back home is also general, but will also call home to say hello, because often outside, in fact, such a crowd accounted for a lot of part, because the Home is far away or outside to earn more extra money not to go home, in fact, for this aspect of the people is particularly not easy, generally do not go home will also eat moon cakes at night, to express the homes of the missing, because for this part of the people say really want to go home to eat a reunion dinner, some people go home to eat a reunion meal with their parents.

In this Mid-Autumn Festival cherish the people around you, if there is time to go home with the family to have a Mid-Autumn Festival, a good meal with parents, this actually does sometimes make us envious of, generally no matter whether they work outside or go to school, right up to the Mid-Autumn Festival, especially for a long time have not been home, I here hope that there is time to spend with their families, because the Mid-Autumn Festival is a reunion! Day, but also in advance to wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival ha, for the Mid-Autumn Festival customs there are many I will not list, Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.