1. Eat mooncakes Mooncakes are one of the most famous traditional pastries in China.

This is the food custom of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Mooncakes are round and shared by the whole family, symbolizing reunion and harmony.

In ancient times, mooncakes were eaten as sacrifices during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

It is said that the custom of eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Tang Dynasty.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, it became popular in the court and then spread to the people.

At that time, people generally called it "small cakes" and "moon balls".

In the Ming Dynasty, it became a common dietary custom for all people.

2. Moon Appreciation The Mid-Autumn Festival is the oldest and most famous festival in China.

Appreciating the moon is an important custom during the festival.

Many poets have poems about the moon in their representative works. During the Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, moon appreciation activities were more widespread in the palace and among the people.

It also refers to the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, where you can see the full moon.

Folk Mid-Autumn Festival activities began in the Wei and Jin Dynasties and reached their peak in the Tang and Song Dynasties.

3. On the Mid-Autumn Festival night, there is a custom of lighting lanterns to help with the moonlight.

Today, there is still a custom in Huguang area of ??stacking tiles on a tower and lighting lanterns on it.

Modern Mid-Autumn Festival lighting customs are more prosperous. Mid-Autumn night lights with internal burning candles are tied to bamboo poles with ropes and erected on the eaves or terraces, or made into zigzag or small lights of various shapes and hung on the roof. They are commonly known as "Tree Mid-Autumn Festival".

” or “Putting up the Mid-Autumn Festival”.

4. Guessing riddles. Many lanterns are hung in public places on the night of the full moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival. People gather together to guess the riddles written on the lanterns. This is because it is a favorite activity of most young men and women. At the same time, love is also spread in these activities.

Therefore, guessing lantern riddles during the Mid-Autumn Festival has also been derived as a form of love between men and women.

5. Appreciate osmanthus flowers and drink osmanthus wine. People often eat mooncakes and enjoy osmanthus flowers during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

People eat a variety of foods made from osmanthus, especially cakes and candies.

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, looking up at the osmanthus in the middle of the moon, smelling the fragrance of the osmanthus, drinking a glass of osmanthus wine, and celebrating the sweetness of the whole family has become a wonderful holiday enjoyment.

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