Why eat crabs at mid-autumn festival symbolizes

The moral of eating crabs at Mid-Autumn Festival is to express gratitude.

The custom of eating crabs at the Mid-Autumn Festival has been around for a long time, and as the saying goes, "the west wind is blowing and the feet of crabs are itching", which means that at the time of the Mid-Autumn Festival every year, the crabs are full of yellow color and creamy fat, which makes them the best time to taste them. "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. The return of travelers, visiting friends and relatives, friends gatherings, to express their feelings ...... this a "Xie" word is no longer appropriate, and "Xie" to say that the exit to send out, as a harmonic word of the "Crab" will never be more appropriate.

Mid-Autumn Festival send hairy crabs auspicious symbolism

One, to express gratitude. The harmonic sound of "crab" is "thank you", Mid-Autumn Festival send hairy crabs, is to the side of family and friends, colleagues, leaders, etc., to express gratitude.

Two, eight parties to wealth. People believe that the crab has two chelae, and strong and robust, once clamped on something will not easily let go, meaning to keep the money, the precarious partial wealth locked tight; and the crab has eight feet, the crab is also known as eight-footed insects in ancient times, meaning that eight, the main function of the eight feet is to grasp, so people also give the crab eight to wealth or eight to the good wishes of the talent. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Gift Hairy Crab, there is a good meaning of wishing the recipient of the gift eight parties to wealth.

Three, high and first. Hairy crabs and reeds have a **** the same point, are growing in the water is not very deep place. Therefore, the ancient imperial examinations and the first person, the first place for the "one a pass reed", on behalf of the scholar; the second place for: "two a pass reed", on behalf of the top; the third place for: "three a pass reed", on behalf of the The third place is: "three a pass Lu", on behalf of the flower. Because of this, the gift of hairy crabs, but also rich in the meaning of wishing the recipient of the official luck!

Four, horizontal. Because the hairy crab walks horizontally special habits, the ancients also called it "horizontal meso". Ancient society's transportation, contact and other ways are not as advanced as now, a trip is not an easy thing, and may even be life-threatening. So Jiangnan people in each time before going abroad, hairy crabs are practiced on the banquet must be a dish. Therefore, sending hairy crabs has a good meaning of wishing friends and relatives to travel across the world and be safe.