The Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history, and other traditional festivals, is also slowly developed and formed.Ancient emperors worshiped the sun in spring and the moon in autumn. in the ancient Chinese books already have the word "Mid-Autumn Festival" recorded. Later, nobles and literati also followed suit, in the Mid-Autumn Festival season, watching the worship of the full moon in the sky, and expressing their feelings. This custom spread to the people in this way, forming a traditional festival.

Mid-Autumn Festival custom

Enjoy the full moon

      The custom of enjoying the moon on the Mid-Autumn Festival was very popular in the Tang Dynasty, and many poets wrote poems about the moon in their famous works. In the Song Dynasty, the wind of appreciating the moon on the Mid-Autumn Festival became more prevalent. Until today, the whole family sitting together to enjoy the beauty of the full moon is still an essential activity of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Light a lamp

      Lighting a candle on an autumn night lamp, tying it to a bamboo pole with a rope, hanging it on the eaves, or arranging a small lamp into various shapes and hanging it on a high place at home is called lighting a lamp.

Eat a mooncake

     Eating moon cakes is a necessary custom for people to enjoy the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival. In ancient times, moon cakes were only a kind of dim sum food. Later, people gradually combined the moon and moon cakes together, implying family reunion and longing. Mooncakes are also an important gift for friends to bond over during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

      On the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, let us wish the family reunion and the prosperity of the family! I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!