What does Mid-Autumn Festival celebrate?

FAQs about Mid-Autumn Festival Ancient Chinese emperors worshiped the moon in autumn to thank it for the harvest. Ordinary people took the Mid-Autumn Festival to be a celebration of their hard work and harvests. Nowadays, people mainly celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival as a time for family reunions.

What fruit do people eat during Mid-Autumn Festival?

1. Pomelo (柚, yòu) While pomelos are more often seen around Chinese New Year, the refreshing citrus fruit is also a staple during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Why do we eat mooncakes during Mid-Autumn Festival?

A full moon symbolizes prosperity and reunion for the whole family. Round mooncakes complement the harvest moon in the night sky at the Mid-Autumn Festival. At Mid-Autumn Festival people eat mooncakes together with family, or present mooncakes to relatives or friends, to express love and best wishes.

Why do people eat mooncakes?

What goes with mooncake?

Mooncake, a rich pastry typically filled with sweet-bean or lotus-seed paste, are traditionally eaten during the festival along with tea, Osmanthus wine and pomelo citrus, shared amongst friends and family.

What do mooncake festival people eat?

Mid-Autumn Festival Food — 7 Popular Dishes

• Mooncakes.
• Pumpkin.
• Fried river snails.
• Roasted duck.
• Steamed hairy crab.

How do you eat moon cake?

Mooncakes, usually made of a rich paste filling surrounded by a thin crust, are traditionally eaten while sipping tea and gazing upon the roundest, brightest moon of the year after a mid-Autumn family dinner.

Why do people eat mooncakes on Mid-Autumn Festival?

What to drink during Mid-Autumn Festival?

Drinking osmanthus wine during Mid-Autumn Festival is a tradition that has been kept alive through the ages. In addition to appreciating the full moon and eating mooncakes, drinking osmanthus wine at Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes a harmonious family, wealth and auspiciousness.

Why do we celebrate the Mid Autumn Festival?

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Chinese Moon Festival, brings families together to celebrate the harvest under a full moon. The holiday is all about giving thanks, for nature’s abundance and for joyful reunions with loved ones. The simplest way to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival is to visit with family and close friends, casually chatting under the moonlight.

What is the story of the Mid Autumn Festival?

The story of the Mid-Autumn Festival is about the legend of beautiful lady Chang Er. The time of this story is around 2170 B.C. The earth once had ten suns circling over it, each took its turn to illuminate to the earth. But one day all ten suns appeared together, scorching the earth with their heat.

What is the significance of the Mid Autumn Festival?

The Mid-Autumn Festival or Moon Festival is one rich in poetic significance. It falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month (usually October) when the heat of the summer has given way to cool autumn weather. On this day the moon is at its greatest distance from the earth. At no other time is it so luminous.