Generally speaking, sending moon cakes is sending a reunion. Generally, a family can give one box or two boxes, but it is not recommended to give too much. The shelf life of moon cakes is limited, and they will be wasted if they are not finished.
Polite words, if the mooncake gift box is relatively large and you want to buy something else, send one; If you don't send it away, send two boxes.
Some people also advocate sending two boxes, which feels more "reunion". A box of ordinary ones and a box of special ones (this number is a good number in China itself, and ordinary ones mainly make up the number, because everyone has a share, and special ones mean expensive ones, special tastes and early adopters).
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Can I send a box of moon cakes to Mid-Autumn Festival?
It's possible.
Although China likes to give even numbers as gifts, which means yes man, he doesn't like to give odd numbers. However, it is generally ok to send a box of moon cakes, because you should not remember that it is single, and the number of moon cakes inside is even, so there is no problem of single and double, and it is also ok to send a box.
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What's the meaning of sending moon cakes on Mid-Autumn Festival?
Moon cakes are round and full, which means round and round.
At first, moon cakes were used to worship the moon god. Later, people gradually regarded the Mid-Autumn Festival as a symbol of family reunion, and gradually, moon cakes became a necessary gift for the festival.
Moon cakes, also known as Hu cakes, Palace cakes, Moon dumplings, Harvest cakes, Reunion cakes, etc. It is an offering to worship the moon god in ancient Mid-Autumn Festival. According to legend, in ancient China, the emperor had a system of offering sacrifices to the sun in spring and the moon in autumn. In the folk, every Mid-Autumn Festival in August, there is also a custom about Yue Bai or offering sacrifices to the moon. The famous proverb "The moon is full on August 15th, and the Mid-Autumn moon cake is sweet and fragrant" tells the custom of urban and rural people to eat moon cakes on Mid-Autumn night.