Moon cakes are round, symbolizing reunion, which means that reunion is beautiful. It reflects people's good wishes for family reunion.
Moon cakes, also known as Hu cakes, palace cakes, cookies, moon cakes and reunion cakes, have a long history in China. Eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival can be traced back to the ceremony in Yue Bai in the Zhou Dynasty. According to legend, in ancient China, the emperor had rituals of offering sacrifices to the sun in spring and the moon in autumn. In the folk, every Mid-Autumn Festival in August, there is also the custom of Yue Bai or banning the moon.
People present moon cakes and fruits to the moon god. After the moon god "enjoys" the sacrifice, people cut the moon cakes and divide them according to the order of old and young, which is said to be blessed and protected by the moon god. "It's just that the moon cakes at this time are not called moon cakes.