Speaking of the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival, many people will think of eating moon cakes and enjoying the moon. Many people may not know that Putian has a very special Mid-Autumn Festival custom, which is to send autumn to worship autumn. The so-called sending autumn is actually that the married daughter will send some gifts to her parents before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Most of these gifts are moon cakes, chestnuts, taro rice noodles, etc., while worshipping autumn is to visit relatives and friends with gifts.

First, send autumn

Mazu's hometown is Putian, so the Mid-Autumn Festival here is not only as simple as eating moon cakes, but also sending autumn. It is also known as the hometown of overseas Chinese. Most families have relatives overseas. These relatives will go home with gifts in advance to greet their parents and elders and spend the Mid-Autumn Festival together. Married daughters should prepare gifts for their parents in advance and send them out on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Most of these gifts are famous specialties of Putian, such as Xinhua rice noodles, pig's trotters, ginkgo, moon cakes, chestnuts and so on. Pig's trotters are essential items in many gifts, and they are also exquisite. Boys will use front legs to represent them, and girls will use rear legs to represent them. Therefore, daughters usually choose to send their hind legs, which means that they will often come back to see their parents in the future.

Second, worship autumn.

Paying homage to autumn means visiting relatives and friends. Generally, they will bring Putian-related special gifts and moon cakes to visit relatives and friends, and relatives and friends will return gifts. Paying homage to autumn will narrow the distance between people, increase human feelings and reflect the feeling of festivals.

Third, food.

Putian's Mid-Autumn Festival also has many special foods, such as fried taro and rice noodles, which must be eaten. This dish is rich in ingredients. Pork belly, taro, scallops, mushrooms, shredded pork and other ingredients are all mixed together. The aroma of meat permeates into taro, and the meat won't feel greasy, while taro is full of fragrance, which will be unforgettable once eaten. This is a very famous local dish and a must-have item on the Mid-Autumn Festival table.