In Yue Bai, a big incense table was set up, and the sacrifices included moon cakes, watermelons, apples, red dates, plums and grapes. Under the moon, put the "Luna God" tablet in the direction of the moon, and the red candle burns high. The whole family took turns in Yue Bai to pray.
Mid-Autumn Festival also has the custom of Yue Bai, but it is all about women, which is the so-called "men don't Yue Bai, women don't worship the stove". On the political and Mid-Autumn Festival night, women will put incense tables with moon cakes, melons and fruits. And most unmarried people worship them in this case, which is the so-called "Yue Bai". Liancheng folks call Moon God "Moon Mother", and it is also a custom in Yue Bai to enjoy the moon. Zhangzhou, Shanghang and other places are called "Please Moon Valley".
When you are invited to visit your aunt, put a small basket on the plate. It is said that when the moon god comes, the basket will automatically rise and there will be a pecking sound, so women will count and predict the disaster. In Jianning, there are women who have good or bad luck in asking for the moon on the Mid-Autumn Festival night, commonly known as "please shovel the gods with wood".
Custom characteristics
After dinner, the women put on new clothes, led the children to set up the incense table, placed the offerings and waited for the moon to rise. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, pomelo, persimmon, carambola, pomegranate, sweet potato, pineapple, Lin Ling, taro, orange and other fruits and vegetables appear together. People dedicate these seasonal products, such as moon cakes, cakes, fried piles and oil cakes, to Yueniang.
Some people will light some red candles on the table and let them burn until they go out. In rural areas, women often show some handicrafts on these sacrifices, such as building Tashan Mountain with glutinous rice and rice strips, sticking grapefruit with paper cuts, and making Yougan Peacock with branches and leaves. Nowadays, in Yue Bai, there are so many commodities on the market that people try to buy them conveniently, but they are not as skilled as before.