What is the meaning of eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival?

1, Reunion: Mooncakes symbolize perfection, completeness and harmony, and express good wishes and deep thoughts for family reunion.

2, blessing: This is a sacred and ancient meaning, praying for blessing and blessing the moon god.

3. Harvest: This is the meaning of seeking truth from facts, celebrating the joy and gratitude of harvest.

4. Happiness: This is a romantic and warm implication. Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival for lovers. They will meet under the moon, smile at each other, give each other moon cakes, express their love and commitment to each other, and wish themselves and their loved ones a happy, sweet and happy life.

5. Longevity: This is the meaning of health and peace. Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival to respect the elderly. People will send moon cakes to the elderly, wishing them health and longevity, peace and good luck, and also wishing themselves and their families health and longevity.

6. Wisdom: This is a cultural and spiritual implication. Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival for literati. Literati and literati will express their feelings and thoughts by chanting poems and painting in the moonlight, hoping that they and their children can open the door to wisdom and increase their knowledge and talents.

7. Friendship: This is a social and friendly meaning. Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival for relatives and friends. People will give mooncakes to each other to show their concern and blessing for each other.

8. Inheritance: This is the moral of history and nation. Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival in China and a cultural symbol of the Chinese nation.

9. Missing homeland and distant relatives: In ancient times, Mid-Autumn Festival was also a time to miss homeland and distant relatives, especially in the farming era, many people were unable to go home because of busy farming. Eating moon cakes at this time of the Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a yearning for family members, but also a beautiful meaning of wishing an early reunion.

10, Sacrifice: In ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival was a day for people to sacrifice to the moon god, and mooncakes were used to sacrifice to the moon god to show their respect.