Where is the custom of putting grapefruit into incense in Mid-Autumn Festival?

It is the custom of Wenzhou people to put grapefruit on Mid-Autumn Festival.

Inserting pomelo balls is a custom in Wenzhou. According to legend, July 23rd (or 29th) is the "Earth Treasure King's Day". In Wenzhou, it is commonly known as "Birthday of the Earth Treasure King Bodhisattva". On this day, incense is inserted and candles are lit in the streets and gardens, which is called "floor lamp". Hang a "fragrant ball" under the eaves. Fragrant balls are made of green pomelo and a few sticks of incense.

On the evening of July 30th, according to legend, it was the birthday of the Tibetan King Bodhisattva. At ordinary times, the king of earth treasure can't close his eyes, but only when he plants incense in the field will his eyes open. It will be dark, so each family first puts a bar of soap on the door or the dripping place of the eaves, inserts three wick incense, lights a pair of candles and presents pure tea as a sacrifice, praying for water to wash their eyes with this water to show that they can see clearly.

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The earth treasure king is a Buddha who shoulders the earth. When he turns his shoulder, there will be an earthquake on the earth. On this day, from morning till night, the people banned water from splashing on the ground, thinking that sewage fell to the ground, the Tibetan king was angry, the ground shook and the house collapsed. This night, Wenzhou folk have the custom of "inserting fragrant pomelo", and some also call it "lighting pomelo lamp". At this time, it is the day when autumn rice pomelo matures.

In Cangnan, Wenzhou and other places, each family should choose the largest and most ripe new grapefruit, first flatten the top of the grapefruit with a kitchen knife, then insert a one-meter-long bamboo in the center of the bottom of the grapefruit, requiring it to be firmly inserted, and finally insert lit incense and candles on the flattened top. Please make a circle of incense, preferably several circles, and the candle must be inserted in the center of the circle, so that the pomelo ball is ready.

A ceremony of inserting pomelo balls was held that night. The local children were shouted by the children's heads to hold the pomelo balls high and sing nursery rhymes, and local men, women and children came to watch. After the ceremony, put grapefruit balls in front of your house, burn some gold and silver paper, or offer some sacrifices to pray for God's blessing and prolong life.

The next day, the grapefruit ball inserted in front of the gate was taken out and the grapefruit was cut open. Then the whole family ate all the grapefruit fruits. It is said that eating grapefruit fruit can ward off evil spirits and make money. In downtown Wenzhou, every household inserts incense sticks under the steps, under the walls and on the roadside. The children picked grapefruit, planted incense around it, lit a pair of candles and hung them under the eaves, like a planet full of flames. I saw the fire shining everywhere and the incense was misty.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Inserting Fragrant Pomelo.