![]() Families drink osmanthus wine and eat mooncakes under these beautiful lanterns.Ĭhinese culture values ethics. Lanterns that resemble plants, flowers or animals will be hung on the eaves or on the trees. In Hunan Province, Hubei Province and in the areas in the South of the Yangze River, people will make colorful lanterns in different shapes. Watching the tides at the Qiantang River is the most distinctive folk activity of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Zhejiang Province. In China, there are many other traditions and celebrations apart from appreciating the moon and eating mooncakes. ![]() This year, according to a sales data, mooncakes with salted egg yolk and lotus seed paste topped the list. In recent years, there will always be a nationwide debate on social media on the most popular mooncake flavors. Different regions of China have their own preferences for stuffing. Nowadays, mooncakes are an integral part of Mid-Autumn Festival. Traditionally, the mooncake is cut into pieces that equal the number of people in the family. A mooncake has the same round shape like full moon, which also implies family reunions. The classic dessert to celebrate the festival is the mooncake, something that's been popular for centuries. For thousands of years, the festival and the moon strikes a chord deep for many Chinese, with it being a time to spend with loved ones. Many famous Chinese ancient poets wrote famous poems using the full moon as a way to express their feelings towards their homes. The Mid-Autumn Festival features the beautiful idea that we all share the same moon at the same time. Family members will usually enjoy a big dinner at home and after it, they like to have a walk outside to appreciate the spectacular beauty of the full moon. The Mid-Autumn Festival is an important time for Chinese people to gather with their families. In China, the round shape of the moon embodies harmony and reunion. According to researchers, the Mid-Autumn Festival was formed in the Tang Dynasty and gradually, sacrifices were replaced by entertainment events. But there were no specific festivals before the Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE). In ancient China, offering sacrifices to the moon was an important social ritual both for emperors and for normal people. That's why people also call it the Moon Festival. But from generation to generation, Chinese people are told that the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival is extraordinarily bigger, fuller and brighter. This festival has a strong connection to the full moon because ancient Chinese found that the moon is at its fullest in the middle of every lunar month and at its brightest in the middle of autumn.Īctually, the full moon does not always coincide perfectly with the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. Last night, Chinese people celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival.
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