There is a well-known legend about the origin of eating sugar cakes on August 15th. According to legend, during the late Yuan Dynasty and the early Ming Dynasty, there were frequent wars in northern China, and people's lives were difficult.
At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang led the Rebel Army to fight against the Yuan Army, and the battle was very fierce. In order to support the rebels, the northern people tried their best to prepare food for the soldiers. Due to the tense war and insufficient food storage, people mix flour and sugar to make sugar cakes to satisfy their hunger. In order to make soldiers feel the warmth of home, people wrap red dates, red bean paste and other fillings in sugar cakes, which means victory, reunion and happiness.
It is said that one day, Zhu Yuanzhang tasted this delicious candy cake between battles. He deeply felt that it was sweet and meaningful, so he designated it as the dry food of the team. Since then, the custom of eating sugar cakes on August 15th has spread in northern China.
Nowadays, eating sugar cakes on August 15th has become an important folk custom in northern China. Every family will make candy cakes to celebrate reunion and happiness during festivals. There are many kinds of sugar cakes, including bean paste sugar cakes, red dates sugar cakes, sesame sugar cakes and so on. , each with its own characteristics. In the north, people think that eating sugar cakes can not only taste delicious food, but also pray for family harmony and happy life.
August 15th is a traditional festival in China, also known as Mid-Autumn Festival. On this day, on the full moon night, people get together to enjoy the bright moon, which means happy reunion. The Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th is one of the most important festivals in China, with rich cultural connotations and unique customs.
The custom of August 15th.
The most representative customs of Mid-Autumn Festival are Yue Bai, enjoying the moon and eating moon cakes. Yue Bai means that people put incense burners, flowers, fruits, moon cakes and so on. Pray to the moon god under the moon and express your yearning for a better life. Watching the moon is an indispensable program of Mid-Autumn Festival. People go out to watch the full moon, which means family reunion. Eating moon cakes is the most distinctive eating custom in Mid-Autumn Festival, which symbolizes reunion and happiness.
In addition, there are other special customs on Mid-Autumn Festival in some places, such as osmanthus appreciation, tide watching and solve riddles on the lanterns. Osmanthus fragrans symbolizes good luck, while tide watching is the expectation of a better life in the future. solve riddles on the lanterns on lanterns adds interest to the festival.