"The Book of Rites" says: "The son of heaven is born in the spring, while autumn is in the evening. North Korea, the evening of the moon. " The moon here refers to the night sacrifice to the moon. Sacrificing the moon originated from people's worship of the moon in early ancient times. Later, the moon was personified as a celestial body and became the moon god.

The royal family of past dynasties called the Moon God the luminous God. After the rise of Taoism, the Moon God was called the Moon Star King. However, most people think that luna is a woman, especially Chang 'e, and call her Aunt Moon or Sister Moon.

In ancient times, as a seasonal ritual, offering sacrifices to the moon was included in the royal ritual and routine sacrifice, so people lacked news of offering sacrifices to the moon. Only the king's family, the god of heaven and earth, representing Yin and Yang, can communicate with it, and offering sacrifices to the moon has become a royal patent.

Step 2 eat moon cakes

Cake is an offering to worship the moon god in ancient Mid-Autumn Festival. Since it was handed down, it has formed the custom of eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Moon cakes have a long history in China.

According to historical records, as early as the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, there was a kind of "Taishi cake" to commemorate Taishi Wenzhong, the "ancestor" of China moon cakes.