The Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 15th day of August of the lunar calendar every year. It evolved from the festival of offering sacrifices to the moon in autumn in ancient times. The original "Festival of offering sacrifices to the moon" was on the autumnal equinox of the twenty-four solar terms. However, due to the integration of calendars in historical development, the lunar calendar was used, and it was later transferred to the 15th day of August of the lunar calendar.

According to China's calendar, August in the lunar calendar is the middle of autumn and the second month of autumn, which is called Mid-Autumn, while August 15th is in the "Mid-Autumn", so it is called Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival comes from the traditional "Autumn Equinox Sacrificing the Moon", which, as one of the important ceremonies of folk festivals, has gradually evolved into activities such as appreciating and praising the moon.

Food for Mid-Autumn Festival

1, moon cakes

Eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival is a long-standing traditional custom in China. The weather is clear and the moon is bright, and Gui Xiang is refreshing. Everyone tastes moon cakes and enjoys the moon, which is a festive reunion with a unique flavor. As a kind of food shaped like a full moon and containing good stuffing, moon cakes appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty. Su Dongpo, a poet and gourmet, has a poem that "a small cake is like chewing the moon, and there is crisp and glutinous in it".

As a kind of food, it is called "moon cake", which began to appear in the Southern Song Dynasty's "Wulin Old Stories Steamed Diet". At that time, Hangzhou folks had "moon cakes to feed each other and take the meaning of Mid-Autumn Festival reunion". By the end of the Yuan Dynasty, moon cakes had become the Japanese and American points of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

2. Osmanthus Jelly

The Mid-Autumn Festival is the time when osmanthus flowers are fragrant. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, many people will use osmanthus as the most Osmanthus Jelly or soak osmanthus wine. No matter whether it is Osmanthus Jelly or osmanthus wine, it exudes the unique fragrance of osmanthus.

3. Snail

Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, when snails are empty, there are no snails in the abdomen. Therefore, the meat is particularly plump, which is the best time to eat snails. Moreover, snail meat is rich in nutrition, and vitamin A is an important substance of eye visual pigment.

4, grapefruit

Pomelo is one of the necessities of Mid-Autumn Festival, because "pomelo" is homophonic with "You", which also means wishing the moon to bless. Eating sweet moon cakes, and then eating sweet and sour grapefruit, both appetizing and greasy, makes the mouth feel refreshed.