Generally speaking, eating mooncakes is actually closely related to the Mid-Autumn Festival and is one of the most important traditional Xi customs during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
According to relevant records, in ancient China, people regarded the Mid-Autumn Festival as an important sacrificial activity, that is, worshiping the moon is one of the important rituals - people sit outdoors or on the roof on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, admire the moon, worship the moon, and express their admiration and yearning for the moon. To make the ceremony even more solemn, offerings are prepared, including mooncakes.
For example, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a tradition of moon viewing, and people gather together to admire the moon. Traditionally, mooncakes are seen as a symbol of reunion, and eating mooncakes is seen as a Xi when viewing the moon, symbolizing reunion and family unity.
There is also a theory that eating moon cakes is related to the resistance to the Yuan - according to legend, during the Yuan Dynasty, the cavalry of the Yuan Dynasty at that time was unbeatable. So Zhu Yuanzhang thought of a plan, on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, he used the method of transmitting news to hide the plan of the uprising in moon cakes, and distributed this plan to the comrades of the rebel army by distributing moon cakes, and successfully helped the rebel army to overthrow the rule of the Yuan Dynasty victoriously.
Therefore, to sum up the above content, the ancients believed that eating moon cakes had rich meanings and symbolic meanings during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
And these meanings are mainly reflected in the following four aspects, namely:
One is reunion. Mooncakes are usually round in shape, symbolizing reunion and consummation. On the special day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, people reunite as a family and eat moon cakes Xi custom to express their yearning and blessings for a happy life.
The second is sacrifice and thanksgiving. : Eating mooncakes is part of the Mid-Autumn Festival rituals, and people express their admiration and gratitude for the moon, nature, and ancestors by eating mooncakes. At the same time, it also means people's yearning and gratitude for a good harvest and a better life.
The third is tolerance and harmony. Traditional mooncake fillings are rich and varied, with different flavors such as bean paste, lotus paste, and egg yolk. This diversity represents the idea of tolerance and harmony, and people share various flavors of mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival, which means that people should live in harmony, understand each other and be tolerant.
Fourth, blessings and good wishes. Eating mooncakes also represents good wishes for loved ones, friends, and the motherland. When people enjoy mooncakes, they often express their thoughts and blessings to their families, relatives and friends, hoping that they will be healthy, happy and healthy. In addition, mooncakes are also seen as good wishes for the prosperity of the motherland.
Therefore, to sum up, these contents are actually the main meaning of eating moon cakes.