August and 15th are full moon, and Mid-Autumn moon cakes are sweet and fragrant. August 15 is high, and mother-in-law Moon has her birthday. Sweet moon cakes, red persimmons, apples, bananas and purple grapes. Give it to my mother-in-law for her birthday, and she smiles at us. Purple pomegranate, bright, like lanterns, like bells. Emerald leaves, slender body. Blush, rouge makeup. Gem seeds are unparalleled in the world. Sour and sweet, for health.
The reasons for sending pomegranates in Mid-Autumn Festival are as follows:
Mid-Autumn Festival is when pomegranate is ripe. Pomegranate has become one of the best products on the table since ancient times because it is red as agate, white as crystal, and its entrance is like crystal grain jade paste, symbolizing longevity, reunion and auspiciousness. Pomegranate has the function of anti-aging and eye protection in beauty beauty. At the same time, it can also protect the heart, adjust the normal movement frequency of the heart, soften blood vessels, replenish blood and nourish qi.
The unique morphological characteristics of pomegranate, such as flowers, leaves, branches, stems and fruits, as well as the characteristics of spring flowers, autumn fruits and many seeds, make pomegranate extremely ornamental, become the object of chanting by literati in past dynasties and one of the favorite plants of the ancients, and have been endowed with many symbolic meanings. It has evolved into a cultural plant in the long human history, forming a pomegranate folk cultural phenomenon with unique China characteristics.
Buddhist culture holds that: "Pomegranate has many fruits in one flower and thousands of fruits in one room, so it is an auspicious fruit. Of all the fruit offerings, pomegranate is the best. " Folks regard pomegranate as auspicious fruit, and the custom of offering pomegranate to the moon in Mid-Autumn Festival is also due to the spread of Buddhist culture.
The details are as follows:
Pomegranate is often used as a festive fruit because of its bright colors and rich seeds, which symbolizes many children and many blessings, full children, reunion and auspiciousness. Therefore, it is one of the essential fruits for Mid-Autumn Festival.
Old Hefei people think that pomegranate is rich in seeds, and after eating pomegranate, they can get the blessing of "having more children". In ancient times, having more children meant more happiness. Therefore, in the eyes of old Hefei people, pomegranate represents "many children and many blessings". Pomegranate, as a mascot, is the fruit of Mid-Autumn Festival, symbolizing longevity, reunion and auspiciousness. Yellow varieties are sweeter. Many people think that the redder the fruit, the sweeter it is, but this is not applicable to pomegranate selection.