The word "Mid-Autumn Festival" first appeared in the Book of Rites, and The Book of Rites and the Moon Order said: "Mid-autumn and the moon are aging, following the porridge diet." Every autumn (that is, Mid-Autumn Festival), (the local county government investigates household registration and registers the elderly), the court gives these elderly people porridge to drink. "Mid-Autumn Festival" means "Mid-Autumn Festival".

Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the sacrificial activities of ancient emperors. In the Book of Rites, it is recorded that "the son of heaven worships the sun in spring and Yue Bai in autumn"-meaning that the son of heaven worships Yue Bai in autumn; Worship the sun and the moon at dusk.

The origin of Mid-Autumn Festival is related to agricultural production, and crops mature in autumn. Mid-Autumn Festival in August is the season when crops and fruits gradually mature. In order to celebrate the harvest and express their joy, farmers regard the Mid-Autumn Festival as a festival.

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Dietary customs of Mid-Autumn Festival

On the Mid-Autumn Festival, people eat moon cakes to show "reunion". 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. mooncake

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.

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 originally originated from Zhu Jie food in the Tang Dynasty. During his stay in Tang Gaozu, General Li Jing conquered the Turks through the hidden information of moon cakes, and returned home in triumph on August 15. Since then, eating moon cakes has become an annual custom.

Turpan people who were doing business at that time presented cakes to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Gaozu Li Yuan took the gorgeous cake box, took out the round cake, smiled at the bright moon in the sky and said, "We're going to invite toads with Hu cakes." After that, share the cake with the ministers.

Baidu encyclopedia-Mid-Autumn Festival folklore

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