Customs of Lianyungang Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival is always inseparable from one word, and that is reunion. People in China like to get together neatly, which is a warm moment, so many traditional festivals have the meaning of reunion, such as the Spring Festival, our big festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is also a very important festival, so what are the customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Lianyungang? What is the emphasis on Lianyungang Mid-Autumn Festival gifts? The following is what I have carefully prepared, hoping to help everyone!

the custom of Lianyungang Mid-Autumn Festival

Eating moon cakes

People in urban and rural areas in China have the custom of eating moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival. As the saying goes, August 15th is full, and the moon cakes are sweet and fragrant. Moon cakes were originally used as sacrifices to the moon god. Later, people gradually combined the Mid-Autumn Festival to enjoy the moon and taste moon cakes, which meant family reunion.

For the citizens of Hong Kong City, moon cakes were originally made at home, also known as sugar cakes, which contained sugar, sesame seeds, osmanthus flowers and vegetables, and were covered with designs such as the moon, osmanthus trees and rabbits.

after the moon festival, the elders in the family will divide the mooncakes into several equal portions, and each family member will take one portion to eat. If someone is not at home, leave a copy for them, which means family reunion.

Appreciating the Moon

When the Mid-Autumn Festival comes, appreciating and talking about the Moon has become a long-standing topic. From the seasonal point of view, it is the autumn harvest festival. Since ancient times, people have been drinking and dancing in this season to celebrate the harvest with joy.

Folk Mid-Autumn Festival activities began in Wei and Jin Dynasties and flourished in Tang and Song Dynasties. After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it became more popular. On this day, when the full moon rises in the east, citizens will put out all kinds of fruits in the courtyard and balcony, while enjoying the bright moon and talking about their work and life. Appreciating the moon is the time for family reunion and having fun.

What's the emphasis on Mid-Autumn Festival gifts in Lianyungang?

Married daughters are very particular about giving gifts to their parents on the first Mid-Autumn Festival. Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, it usually takes 3-5 days, neither too early nor too late. Generally, four kinds of gifts are given:

1. Red fish or carp should have four pieces, which means that everything is going well, the carp jumps over the dragon gate;

2. Four kinds of fruits: apples (safe and sound), sweet pears (sweet and beautiful), watermelons (round and round), bananas (harmonious and smooth), etc., each of which is in pairs in number and in weight;

3. Meat: pork, beef, mutton, etc. are all acceptable. One piece should be divided into two pieces of the same size, and family customs or taboos should be considered, such as dog meat. Some families are taboo to eat dog meat, so they can't send it.

4. Moon cakes and alcohol or drinks should be purchased according to the preferences of family members, regardless of whether the moon cakes or alcohol or dairy products or health products are packaged in red, the number can be in pairs.

However, don't send medicines, biscuits, junk health care products, expired food, etc., which may lead to misunderstanding. Don't just give money without buying gifts, or buy too many expensive gifts!

Generally, the bride's family sends back half of each gift. In Guanyun, Guannan and Shuyang, the bride's family also gives a big cock with a red crown to her daughter's son-in-law, which means that the family business is booming. If she is not pregnant and has no children, the bride's family will give dates to her daughter's son-in-law, which means having a baby early. On the fifteenth day of the moon and the sixteenth day of the moon, the bride's family will invite her daughter and son-in-law back to her family for a reunion dinner.

Married girls don't pay attention to these things in the second year, and most of them give them some money to buy whatever they want to eat, so as to avoid wasting or buying repeatedly.