1, the custom of eating moon cakes and reunion eggs

Round moon cakes and round eggs are food symbolizing auspicious reunion, and they are also a link for people to express their blessings to each other in the Mid-Autumn Festival. On the festival of reunion, send a reunion "egg" to taste reunion and feel the affection of missing.

2. Sacrifice the land god valley to eat "wheat arrows"

On August 15, farmers in Qingyun County, Shandong Province offered sacrifices to the land god, 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 their tenants in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Jimo Mid-Autumn Festival eats a kind of holiday food called "Wheat Arrow".

3. Make a "Moon Drum"

There is a kind of steamed moon cake in Shandong, which is still circulating in Weifang and Yantai Longkou. They are called "moon", "moon drum" and "moon cake" and are made of two layers of bread.

The whole body is round, and the lower layer is often used as the twelve "moon petals". Jujube is inserted on the petals, and the upper layer is made of "Jade Rabbit" and "Monkey". Many dough sculptures are decorated with dyed flowers and fruits, and red dates are sandwiched between the two layers. This thing is for the moon, and it is delicious as a gift for relatives and friends.

4. Throw handkerchiefs at night to attract relatives

In some areas of Shandong Province, there is a custom of throwing handkerchiefs on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival to attract relatives. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, colorful platforms are set up in the square, arranged like a moon palace, and jade rabbits and osmanthus trees are set up. Some unmarried girls dress up as Chang 'e. After celebrating the song and dance, the girls threw handkerchiefs embroidered with different colors at the audience.

If the handkerchief received by the audience is the same color as the handkerchief in Chang 'e's hand, they can go on stage to receive the prize. When some unmarried boys return handkerchiefs, Chang 'e can give them rings if she likes them. From then on, the two sides can be friends, and all's well that ends well.

5. Paper-cut stick grilles

Jiaodong folk have long had the custom of paper-cutting stick grilles in Mid-Autumn Festival. Until the end of 1970s, the rural elderly in Penglai, Qixia and Mu Ping continued these customs.

I went to see my daughter on August 15.

The custom of seeing your daughter on August 15th in Tai 'an area. Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, every family has prepared gifts to meet their married daughters, including the old lady who has been married for many years.