There are seven customs in Shandong Mid-Autumn Festival: eating moon cakes and reunion eggs, eating "wheat arrows" to worship the earth god, throwing a handkerchief to attract relatives on Mid-Autumn Festival night, offering sacrifices to the rabbit king, making a "moon drum", paper-cutting stick grilles, and visiting a girl on August 15th.

First, eat moon cakes and reunion eggs

Eggs are round like the moon, which has been an auspicious food symbolizing reunion since ancient times. Eggs are round and people are reunited. Shandong Mid-Autumn Festival custom has always had the custom of eating moon cakes and reunion eggs. Round moon cakes and eggs are food symbolizing auspicious reunion, and they are also a link for people to express their blessings to each other during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

during the reunion festival, send a reunion "egg" to taste the reunion and feel the deep feelings of missing.

2. Sacrificing the Earth Valley God to eat "wheat arrows"

Farmers in Qingyun County, Shandong Province sacrificed the Earth Valley God on August 15th, which was called "Young Miao Society". Zhucheng, Linyi, Jimo and other places have to pay homage to their ancestors in addition to the moon. Landlords in guanxian, Laiyang, Guangrao and Postal City also entertain tenants in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Jimo eats a festive food called "Mai Jian" on Mid-Autumn Festival. First spread the white flour into pancakes, then add meat stuffing or vegetarian stuffing, then roll them into a tube with straw and steam them, and add seasoning when eating, which is very delicious.

Third, throwing a handkerchief to get married on the Mid-Autumn Festival night

In some areas of Shandong Province, there is a custom of throwing a handkerchief to get married on the Mid-Autumn Festival night. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, set up a colorful platform in the square, decorate it like a moon palace, and set up jade rabbits, osmanthus trees and so on. Some unmarried girls dressed as Chang 'e. After celebrating the song and dance, the girls threw handkerchiefs embroidered with different colors to the audience.

If the handkerchief received by the audience is the same color as that in Chang 'e's hand, you can take the stage to receive the prize. When some unmarried boys return handkerchiefs, if they are liked by Chang 'e, they can give them rings. Since then, the two sides can make friends, and the lovers will tie the knot.

Fourth, to worship the rabbit king

In the old days, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, there was always a glowing "rabbit king" on the altar of Jinan people. Most "rabbit kings" are generally 2 cm tall and can move freely. When pulling the rope with their hands, the shoulders of the rabbit king will be smashed up and down, which is embarrassing and lovable.

5. Making "Moon Drum"

There is a kind of steamed moon cakes in Shandong, which are still handed down in Longkou, Weifang and Yantai. They are called "Moon", "Moon Drum" and "Moon Cake". They are made of two layers of bread, with the whole body round, and the lower layer is often used as twelve "Moon petals", with dates inserted on the petals and the upper layer as "Moon Cake".

VI. Paper-cutting stick grilles

The folks in Jiaodong have long had the custom of paper-cutting stick grilles in Mid-Autumn Festival. Until the end of 197s, the rural elderly in Penglai, Qixia and Muping continued these customs.

Visiting a prostitute on July and August 15th

The custom of visiting a prostitute on August 15th in Tai 'an area. Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, every family prepared gifts to see their married daughters, including the old ones who have been married for many years.

People go to see their daughters with moon cakes and carp, which is related to the folklore in Tai 'an.

It is said that Granny Taishan is the daughter of God and the sister of Jade Emperor. She was born beautifully, was charitable, did not love heaven, and loved earthly creatures. She came down to Tai 'an and took good care of the people at the foot of the mountain, so that the Taishan area was blessed with good weather and abundant crops.

People made up songs to praise her merits: "Tai 'an Shenzhou, ten years and nine harvests." When the song reached Master Tian, he was very happy. He decided to visit his daughter in the harvest season on August 15th. The full moon in the sky was a cake he gave her, and the flower-winged carp was a gift he gave her.

From then on, people at the foot of Mount Tai looked after their daughters on August 15th like God, and also used moon cakes and carp as gifts.