During the Mid-Autumn Festival, people's main activities are enjoying the moon and eating moon cakes. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, China has had the custom of enjoying the moon since ancient times. The Book of Rites records the "autumn festival", that is, the worship of the moon god. In the Zhou Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival was held for the cold moon. Set up a big incense table and put on seasonal fruits such as moon cakes, watermelons, apples, plums and grapes. Moon cakes and watermelons are both good and indispensable. Watermelon is also cut into lotus flowers. In the Tang Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival and the moon were very popular. In the Song Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival was more prosperous. According to the "Tokyo Dream Record", "On the Mid-Autumn Festival night, every household is decorated with lanterns, and there is a ceremony in Taiwan Province. People compete for food and play with the moon." On this day, all the shops and restaurants in Beijing must be renovated. The plaque on the archway sells fresh fruits and exquisite food. The night market is very lively. People are on the platform, and some wealthy families are on their own platforms. Enjoy the moon in the pavilion, enjoy delicious food or arrange a family dinner, so that children can reunite, share the bright moon and talk about things. After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Mid-Autumn Festival has the custom of enjoying the moon. Many places have formed special customs such as burning incense, planting Mid-Autumn trees, lighting tower lanterns, sky lanterns, walking on the moon and dancing dragons. Eating moon cakes Both cities and rural areas in China have the custom of eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival. As the saying goes: "August 15 yuan, Mid-Autumn moon cakes are sweet." Moon cakes were originally used to worship the moon god. The word "moon cake" first appeared in Wu's Dream Conglu in the Southern Song Dynasty. At that time, it was just pie-like food such as pecan cakes. Later, people gradually combined the Mid-Autumn Festival with tasting moon cakes, symbolizing family reunion. Moon cakes were originally made at home, and Qingyuan Mei was recorded in the "Liyuan Food List". There are studios specializing in making moon cakes in modern times. The moon cakes made are more and more exquisite, with exquisite fillings and beautiful appearance. There are various exquisite designs on the outside of the moon cakes, such as "the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon", "jathyapple of the Galaxy" and "March Lake". With the reunion of months, mooncakes are used to miss hometown, love of relatives, and pray for harvest and happiness, which has become people's wish. This world. Moon cakes are also used as gifts. Friends, contact feelings. There are many other Mid-Autumn Festival customs in China, with a large population and different customs. The Mid-Autumn Festival is also varied and has strong local characteristics. In Pucheng, Fujian, in order to live longer, women must pass through nanpu bridge during the Mid-Autumn Festival. In Jianning, Mid-Autumn Night is a good omen for the Moon Palace. The people of Shanghang County have already passed the Mid-Autumn Festival, and most children are required to go to the moon when they are in Yue Bai. When Longyan people eat moon cakes, their parents will dig out two or three inches of round cakes for the elderly to eat, which means that the younger generation can't know secret things. This custom comes from a legend in moon cakes, which contains the message of anti-meta-killing. Jinmen must pay attention to the sky in front of the moon. There is a Mid-Autumn Festival custom in Chaoshan, Guangdong Province, which mainly focuses on women and children. There is a saying that "men are not satellites, and women do not provide cookers". At night, when the moon rises, women will pray in the yard and on the balcony. Silver candles are burning, cigarettes are lingering, and the table is filled with delicious fruits and cakes as a ceremony. The Mid-Autumn Festival also has the habit of eating steamed bread. As the saying goes, "When the river flows to its mouth, the mussels eat it." August is the harvest season, and farmers used to sacrifice their ancestors with hoes. Of course, this is related to agriculture, but there is also a widely circulated folk legend: 1279, Mongolian nobles destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty, established the Yuan Dynasty, and exercised cruel rule over the Han people. This horse defended Chaozhou against the Yuan Dynasty. After the city was broken, the people were slaughtered. In order not to forget the pain of the Hu people's rule, later generations wore the homonym of "Hum Head" and "Tiger Head", which looked like a human head and was passed down from generation to generation to worship their ancestors. The burning tower on Mid-Autumn Festival night is also very popular in some places. These towers are 1-3 meters high and are usually made of broken tiles. Large towers are also made of bricks, which is about 1/4 of the height of the tower, and then stacked with tiles, leaving one at the top. The tower is used for fuel supply. The Mid-Autumn Festival will be lit and burned. Fuels are wood, bamboo and chaff. When the fire is raging, pour rosin powder to accelerate the flame. This is very spectacular. Private sector hot towers also have rules. Whoever burns Vata to the whole table wins. If it is not enough, or the burning process collapses, the winner will receive colored flags, bonuses or prizes. According to legend, Zhuota said that the Han people rebelled against the cruel rulers and made a fire during the Mid-Autumn Festival. People in the south of the Yangtze River are also very diverse during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Nanjing people like to eat moon cakes on Mid-Autumn Festival, so they must eat the famous osmanthus duck in Jinling. When it is fragrant, "osmanthus duck" should be in the city. It is fat but not greasy. It's delicious. After drinking, you must eat a small piece of sugar taro and pour in cinnamon. It's beautiful. Cuigui is taken from Qu Yuan's Songs of Chu Shao Siming and Helping the North to stew together. Osmanthus fragrans, Osmanthus fragrans, picked before and after Mid-Autumn Festival, pickled with sweet and sour plum. Jiangnan women can easily turn poetry into dishes on the table. The family festival of Nanjing people is called "Reunion Garden". This group of people sat on a drink called "January" and lobbied around the market to "go to the moon". At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, it was expected that there would be a moon building and a moon bridge in Nanjing. Lion Mountain was built under the moon in the Qing Dynasty, and it was all for people to enjoy the moon, and most people played on the Moon Bridge. When people hang high on the moon, they will go to the moon and the moon bridge to enjoy the jade rabbit. "Xiyue Bridge" is located on the Qinhuai River in Confucius Temple. Next to the bridge is the famous Ma Xianglan Building. On this night, scholars gathered on the bridge to sing, remember burdock, play with the moon and pay tribute to it. . After the demise of the Ming Dynasty, it gradually declined. Later generations have a poem: "Nanqu smells fragrant, Xifeng Longbanqiao is not bad, but people remember to sit on the bridge." Longbanqiao, Yuan Yue Bridge. In recent years, the Confucius Temple in Nanjing has been restored, some pavilions and pavilions in Ming and Qing Dynasties have been restored, and rivers have been dredged. Hold the Mid-Autumn Festival, and you can enjoy the fun of the moon. In Wuxi County, Jiangsu Province, incense is burned on Mid-Autumn Festival night. There is tulle around the perfume barrel, which depicts the scenery of the Moon Palace. There are incense sticks, paper stars and colorful flags made of incense. Osmanthus wine is served in Shanghai Mid-Autumn Festival. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival in Ji 'an County, Jiangxi Province, every village burns tiles with straw. When the crock turns red, add vinegar. At this time, there will be a fragrance in the village. During the Mid-Autumn Festival in Xincheng County, grass lanterns are hung from August 1 1 to August 17. On the Mid-Autumn Festival in Wuyuan, Anhui Province, children have a hollow brick pagoda. Ornaments such as account numbers are hung on the tower, tables are placed in front of the tower, and various tools for worshipping the "tower god" are set up. There are candles inside and out at night. The children of Jixi Mid-Autumn Festival hit the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival cannon is made of straw, soaked and then picked up and smashed stones, making a loud noise, which is a custom in Youlong. The fire dragon is a grass dragon with an aromatic pillar. During the Dragon Tour, gongs and drums were loud. After crossing the village, they were sent to the river. In addition to eating moon cakes, Sichuanese have to fight, kill ducks and eat cakes and cakes. In some places, orange lights will be hung at the door to celebrate. There are also some children whose grapefruit is full of fragrance and dancing in the street, which are called "dancing stars". Jiading County's Mid-Autumn Festival is called "Hui", which worships the land god and plays drama, vocal music and cultural relics. In the north, farmers in Qingyun County, Shandong Province worship the land god on August 15, which is called "Young Miao Society". In addition to offering sacrifices to the moon, Zhucheng, Linyi and Jimo will all visit graves to worship their ancestors. Landlords in guanxian, Laiyang, Guangrao and Postal City also hold banquets in the Mid-Autumn Festival. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, Jimo eats a kind of food called "Mai Jian". A Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was held in Chun 'an City, Shanxi Province. In datong county, moon cakes are called reunion cakes, and there is a vigil on the Mid-Autumn Festival. Wanquan County, Hebei Province, called the Mid-Autumn Festival "Little New Year's Day". Moonlight paper painted lunar Xing Jun, and Guandi read Spring and Autumn at night. Hejian county people think that the rain in Mid-Autumn Festival is bitter rain. If it rains on the Mid-Autumn Festival, the local people think that green vegetables must be terrible. On the Mid-Autumn Festival in Xixiang County, Shaanxi Province, men row boats on the cliff and women arrange a feast. No matter rich or poor, people should eat watermelons. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, drummers beat drums at the door to beg for money. Parents in Luochuan County provide worship gifts to students, and lunch is more than school dinner. Some places have also formed many special Mid-Autumn Festival customs. Besides the moon, there are moon cakes, as well as the dragon dance in Hong Kong, a bunch of pagodas in Anhui, the Mid-Autumn Festival in Guangzhou, the burning tower in Jinjiang, the moon in Shihu, Suzhou, the moon of Yi people and the moon of Miao people. Yi people steal moon dishes, dances of alpine people, etc.