1. The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena, and evolved from the worship of the moon in autumn in ancient times. At first, the Mid-Autumn Festival was celebrated on the day of the "Autumn Equinox" in the 24th solar term of the Ganzhi calendar, and later it was transferred to the 15th day of August in the lunar calendar. In some places, the Mid-Autumn Festival was set on the 16th day of August in the lunar calendar. Watching the moon and eating moon cakes are necessary customs for Mid-Autumn Festival in all parts of China. As the saying goes, "August and 15th are full, and the moon cakes are sweet and fragrant".

2. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, there is a custom of burning lanterns to help the moonlight. Nowadays, there is still a custom of burning lamps on the tower with tiles stacked on it in Huguang area. There is a custom of making light boats in Jiangnan area. The custom of burning lanterns in modern Mid-Autumn Festival is more prosperous. The common customs of Mid-Autumn Festival include solve riddles on the lanterns, watching tide, enjoying osmanthus and drinking osmanthus wine.

3. In addition, many places also have their own unique Mid-Autumn Festival customs, such as dancing dragon in Hong Kong, piling pagodas in Anhui, ancestor worship in Shandong, Mid-Autumn Festival in Guangzhou, burning tower in Jinjiang, watching the moon in Shihu, Suzhou, Yue Bai in Dai, jumping on the moon in Miao, stealing moon dishes in Dong and holding the ball in Gaoshan.