First, eat moon cakes and reunion eggs.
Eggs are round like the moon and have always been auspicious food symbolizing reunion. Shandong Mid-Autumn Festival custom has always had the custom of eating moon cakes and reunion eggs. Round moon cakes and eggs are food symbolizing auspicious reunion, and they are also a link for people to express their blessings to each other in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
On the festival of reunion, send a reunion "egg" to taste reunion and feel the affection of missing.
Second, sacrifice to Tugu God to eat "wheat arrows"
On August 15, farmers in Qingyun County, Shandong Province offered sacrifices to the land god, which was called "Young Miao Society". Zhucheng, Linyi, Jimo and other places have to pay homage to their ancestors in addition to the moon. Landlords in guanxian, Laiyang, Guangrao and Postal City also entertain their tenants in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Jimo Mid-Autumn Festival eats a kind of holiday food called "Wheat Arrow". Spread the white flour into pancakes first, then add meat or vegetarian stuffing, then roll it into a barrel with straw and steam it, adding seasoning when eating, which is very delicious.
Third, throw handkerchiefs at the Mid-Autumn Festival night to attract relatives.
In some areas of Shandong Province, there is a custom of throwing handkerchiefs on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival to attract relatives. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, colorful platforms are set up in the square, arranged like a moon palace, and jade rabbits and osmanthus trees are set up. Some unmarried girls dress up as Chang 'e. After celebrating the song and dance, the girls threw handkerchiefs embroidered with different colors at the audience.
If the handkerchief received by the audience is the same color as the handkerchief in Chang 'e's hand, they can go on stage to receive the prize. When some unmarried boys return handkerchiefs, Chang 'e can give them rings if she likes them. From then on, the two sides can be friends, and all's well that ends well.
Fourth, worship the rabbit king
In the old days, every Mid-Autumn Festival, there was always a "rabbit king" on the altar of Jinan people. Most "rabbit kings" are generally about 20 cm tall and can move freely. When pulling the rope by hand, the rabbit king's shoulder will be hit up and down, which is embarrassing and pleasing.
Five, do the "moon drum"
There is a kind of steamed moon cake in Shandong, which is still circulating in Weifang and Yantai Longkou. They are called "Moon", "Moon Drum" and "Moon Cake". They are made of two layers of cakes, the lower layer is often made of twelve "moon petals" with dates inserted on them, and the upper layer is made of "Jade Rabbit" and "Monkey" and decorated with many dough sculptures for dyeing flowers and fruits.
Six, paper-cut stick grilles
Jiaodong folk have long had the custom of paper-cutting stick grilles in Mid-Autumn Festival. Until the end of 1970s, the rural elderly in Penglai, Qixia and Mu Ping continued these customs.
See your daughter in July and August 15.
The custom of seeing your daughter on August 15th in Tai 'an area. Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, every family prepared gifts to visit their married daughters, including the old lady who had been married for many years.
People take moon cakes and carp to see their daughters, which is related to the folklore in Tai 'an.
Legend has it that Grandma Taishan is the daughter of God and the sister of the Jade Emperor. She is beautiful and charitable. She doesn't love heaven, but loves earthly creatures. She came to Tai 'an and took good care of the people at the foot of the mountain, so that the Taishan area was in good weather and the crops were abundant.
People made up songs to praise her merits: "Tai 'an Shenzhou has a bumper harvest in ten years." When this song reached Master Tian, he was very happy. He decided to visit his daughter in the harvest season of August 15. The full moon in the sky is a cake he gave her, and the flower-winged carp is a gift he gave her.
From then on, people at the foot of Mount Tai looked after their daughter like God on August 15th. They also used moon cakes and carp as gifts.