In many areas, the Mid-Autumn Festival has the custom of eating duck meat and worshipping ancestors with ducks. People think that ducks are aquatic creatures and often swim around in the water, which is similar to the blessing of river lanterns. There is also a saying that the homonym of "duck" is used to "suppress" People think that July and a half are unlucky days, and eating ducks can "restrain" bad luck.

2. Eat flat food

Flat food is also called jiaozi in the Central Plains, but the difference is that jiaozi, whose skin is thinner and looks like an ingot, is wrapped with the most auspicious ingredients, which not only means making money and treasure, but also seeks peace and good luck.

3. Lotus root

Every Mid-Autumn Festival, many areas have the custom of eating lotus root, because the lotus root has the characteristic of "broken silk", which symbolizes that the affection between people and the deceased still exists, so as to express people's grief and nostalgia for the deceased.

Step 4 eat a box of tomatoes

In the folk, tomato boxes are regarded as the dry food of deceased relatives, and Nanjing people will wrap eggplant in batter and fry it into cakes on the Mid-Autumn Festival for their relatives to share.

Step 5 Eat jiaozi and cake.

Eating jiaozi and cakes is a traditional custom in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. It is a kind of food similar to spring rolls. Wrapped in a thin crust, it means to be simple and good, stay away from bad luck and eliminate anxiety.