Mooncakes also come in other shapes.

But the reason why there are more circles and squares is because they are easier to make and store.

There are many cases where corners of other shapes fall off.

Circles and squares do not.

Moon cakes, also known as moon cakes, small cakes, harvest cakes, reunion cakes, etc., are one of the traditional delicacies of the Han nationality in China.

Moon cakes were originally used as offerings to worship the moon god.

Sacrifice to the moon is a very ancient custom in our country. It is actually an activity of worship of the "Moon God" by the ancients.

Up to now, eating moon cakes and admiring the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival have become indispensable customs in the Mid-Autumn Festival in northern and southern China.

Moon cakes symbolize reunion, and people regard them as festive food, using them to worship the moon and give them to relatives and friends.

Moon cakes have a long history as offerings to worship the moon god.

The term mooncake was first recorded in the "Meng Liang Lu" written by Wu Zimu in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Mooncakes have been integrated with the dietary customs of various places, and have developed into Cantonese-style, Jin-style, Beijing-style, Soviet-style, Chaozhou-style, Yunnan-style mooncakes, etc., which are loved by people from all over the north and south of China.