Moon cakes are offerings to worship the moon god in the ancient Mid-Autumn Festival, and they have been handed down from time to time, forming the custom of eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Legend has it that in the Tang Dynasty, Yang Guifei named the snack called palace cake as moon cake, and this name has been passed down to this day. The implication of eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival is reunion, which reflects people's good wishes for family reunion.

The implication of eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival

Eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes a happy reunion. Moon cakes, also known as moon groups and reunion cakes, are offerings to worship the moon god in ancient Mid-Autumn Festival.

Moon cakes were originally used as sacrifices to the moon god. Later, people gradually regarded the Mid-Autumn Festival as a symbol of family reunion.

Eating moon cakes has become a necessary custom for Mid-Autumn Festival in northern and southern China. People eat moon cakes on this day to show "reunion".