1, Osmanthus fragrans: In the Mid-Autumn Festival, when Osmanthus fragrans is fragrant, Osmanthus fragrans has always been associated with the moon in ancient times, and many fairy tales have also been derived. As a valuable variety, osmanthus fragrans also has a symbol of happiness and auspiciousness. Enjoy sweet-scented osmanthus on Mid-Autumn Festival, smell the refreshing fragrance and feel the different taste, thus expressing the pursuit of a better life.
2. Appreciating the Moon: On Mid-Autumn Night, it is one of the essential activities for the Mid-Autumn Festival for the whole family to sit together and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the bright moon in the sky. In ancient times, many poets and writers also invited friends to enjoy the moon, drank wine and wrote poems, leaving many famous poems.
3. Eating moon cakes: Moon cakes are a necessary custom for Mid-Autumn Festival in all parts of China, which means family reunion and missing. At the same time, moon cakes are also important gifts for friends to contact their feelings during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
4. Sacrifice to the Moon: On the Mid-Autumn Night, you should worship the Moon God, set up a incense table, and offer sacrifices such as moon cakes, watermelons, apples, red dates, plums, grapes, etc. Among them, moon cakes and watermelons are absolutely indispensable, and watermelons should be cut into lotus shapes. It is very important to worship the moon in turn, and then the housewife cuts the moon cakes according to the population at home.
5. Burning lamp: The burning candle in the Mid-Autumn night lamp is tied to a bamboo pole with a rope, hung high on the tile eaves or terrace, or made into a glyph or various shapes with small lights, and hung at the height of the house, commonly known as the Mid-Autumn Festival in the tree or the Mid-Autumn Festival in the vertical direction.
The lamp hung by a wealthy family can be as high as tens of feet. Family members gather under the lamp to enjoy drinking, while ordinary people erect a flagpole and two lanterns to enjoy themselves. The city is full of lights and glass world. It seems that since ancient times, the custom of burning lanterns in Mid-Autumn Festival seems to be second only to the Lantern Festival in scale.