Food

Eat moon cake(吃月饼) 

Mid-Autumn Festival to eat moon cake, is China's long-popular customs and traditions. Delicate Long March, cinnamon soak into the depths, and everyone taste moon cake and enjoy the moon, happy reunion, distinctive flavor. As a moon cake shaped like a full moon, containing good filling food, had already appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty. Poet and gourmet Su have "cookies, such as chewing month, in cakes and jelly," the poem. As a food, called "moon cake" is only found in the Southern Song Dynasty "old martial arts thing · steam as diet." At that time, Hangzhou folk have "phase feed and moon cake, take the meaning of reunion Mid-Autumn Festival." To the Yuan Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn moon cake has become a Japan-US points.

中秋吃月饼，是我国流传已久的传统风俗。风清月朗、桂香沁人，家家尝月饼、赏月 亮，喜庆团圆，别有风味。月饼作为一种形如圆月，内含佳馅的食品，在北宋时期就已出现。诗人兼美食家苏东坡就有“小饼如嚼月，中有酥和饴”的诗句。而作为 一种食品，称为“月饼”，则始见于南宋《武林旧事·蒸作饮食》。当时，杭州民间就有“又月饼相馈，取中秋团圆之意”。到了元朝末年，月饼已成为中秋节日美 点。

Kill ducks(杀鸭子)

 

Yunnan folks have China Mulao August 15 this day to buy pancake, kill ducks, to celebrate this traditional festival. To commemorate the trip to the village to sell sugar to mobilize villagers to sell sugar Endosulfan lo a guy three, Mulao August fifteen people each year, each household must buy pancake, kill ducks, as educating future generations do not forget the struggle against aggression.


云南的仫佬族乡亲都要在八月十五这天买饼子，杀鸭子，欢度这个传统节日。为了纪念以游村卖糖动员乡亲杀番鬼佬的卖糖佬一家三人，仫佬人每年八月十五，家家户户都要买饼子、杀鸭子，以此教育后代不要忘记反抗侵略的斗争。

Eat taro（吃芋头）
 

Mid-Autumn Festival eat taro, it is a symbol of evil spirits and misfortunes, and there is nothing and express meaning. Qing Emperor Qianlong, "Chaozhou's history", saying: "Mid-Autumn Wan Yue, peel taro eat, that the ghost peel skin." Peel and eat a ghost, a great spirit exorcism doors, respectable.

中秋食芋头，则寓意辟邪消灾，并有表示不信邪之意。清乾隆《潮州府志》曰：“中秋玩月，剥芋头食之，谓之剥鬼皮”。剥鬼而食之，大有钟馗驱鬼的气概，可敬。

In ancient times, Mid-Autumn Festival for farmers is a major holiday. Rural northern autumn harvest only once a year rice millet. One to the harvest season, watching the harvest year of hard work, that is the land of God and their ancestors secretly bless themselves. And August fifteen is the land of God's birthday, to carry all the excitement, when August fifteen ritual, there is a tribute taro. The whole mounted on a plate cooked taro or taro rice (boiled rice added taro soup) packed in large bowl placed in the supply table, in order to thank offerings land of God. In ancient times, Mid-Autumn Festival for farmers is a major holiday. Rural northern autumn harvest only once a year rice millet. One to the harvest season, watching the harvest year of hard work, that is the land of God and their ancestors secretly bless themselves. And August fifteen is the land of God's birthday, to carry all the excitement, when August fifteen ritual, there is a tribute taro. The whole mounted on a plate cooked taro or taro rice (boiled rice added taro soup) packed in large bowl placed in the supply table, in order to thank offerings land of God.
 

　　古时，中秋节对农民来说是个重大的节日。北方农村每年只有秋季收获一次稻黍。一到秋收季节，看着一年艰苦劳动的收获，以 为是土地神和自己的祖先暗中保佑自己。而且八月十五是土地神的生日，要好好的热闹一番，在八月十五祭神时，有一款贡品是芋头。将整个芋头煮熟装在碟上，或 是米粉芋(加入芋头煮成的米粉汤)装在大碗里摆在供桌上，以此来祭谢土地神。古时，中秋节对农民来说是个重大的节日。北方农村每年只有秋季收获一次稻黍。 一到秋收季节，看着一年艰苦劳动的收获，以为是土地神和自己的祖先暗中保佑自己。而且八月十五是土地神的生日，要好好的热闹一番，在八月十五祭神时，有一 款贡品是芋头。将整个芋头煮熟装在碟上，或是米粉芋(加入芋头煮成的米粉汤)装在大碗里摆在供桌上，以此来祭谢土地神。

Now thank God this ceremony has gone, but the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival to eat taro was retained. Southerners used in the Mid-Autumn Festival month taro, is said to commemorate the late Yuan Han kill the Tartars (refer to the rulers Tatars) historical stories, the original Han overthrow the tyrannical rule of the Mongol Yuan dynasty, in August 15 night night, Han kill the Tartars uprising after they Festival on its head. Later, of course, impossible in the annual Mid-Autumn Festival on the first employer, to replace it with taro, still in some places when the Mid-Autumn Festival to eat taro taro peeling skin called "ghost peel skin."

 　　现在这种谢神仪式已不复存在了，但是中秋节吃芋头的习俗却保留了下来。 南方人在中秋节祭月时使用芋头，据说是纪念元末汉人杀鞑子(指元朝统治者鞑靼 人)的历史故事，当初汉人起义，推翻元朝蒙古人暴虐的统治，是在八月十五夜晚，汉人在杀鞑子起义后，便以其头祭月。后来当然不可能在每年中秋节用人头祭 月，便用芋头来代替，至今还有些地方在中秋节吃芋头时把剥芋皮叫做“剥鬼皮” 。





Eating escargot(食田螺)

As the Mid-Autumn eat snails, in the "Shunde County" Qing Xianfeng years has written: "August Full Moon, still Conus snails eat." Folk believes that the Mid-Autumn snail, can eyesight. According to the analysis, Conch nutritious, and contain vitamin A is important for eye retinoid substance. Eating escargot eyesight, justified. But why must particularly keen to eat the food in the Mid-Autumn Festival. It was noted that, before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival, is empty snail pregnant when no intra-abdominal small snails, therefore, especially meat fat. Mouth is the best time to eat snails. Now in Guangzhou folk, many families in the Mid-Autumn Festival, have fried river snail habits.

至于中秋食田螺，则在清咸丰年间的《顺德县志》有记：“八月望日，尚芋食螺。”民间认为，中秋田螺，可以明目。据分析，螺肉营养丰富，而所含的维生素A又 是眼睛视色素的重要物质。食田螺可明目，言之成理。但为什么一定要在中秋节特别热衷于食之吃。有人指出，中秋前后，是田螺空怀的时候，腹内无小螺，因此， 肉质特别肥美。是食口螺的最佳时节。如今在广州民间，不少家庭在中秋期间，都有炒田螺的习惯。

Eating pumpkin
 

Around the southern Mid-Autumn Festival, every household circulating half-August burning pumpkin glutinous rice to eat the old customs.

江南各地过中秋节，家家户户流传着八月半吃老南瓜烧糯米饭的风俗。

Legend A long time ago, there lived a south foot of poor people, elderly parents, knee only a woman named yellow, beautiful, intelligent, kind, hard-working. Then the famine years, old and sick parents yellow, plus deprivation, disease in bed, dying. That August 15 in the Nanshan yellow weeds found two flat round gourds. She picked back to their parents cook food. Fragrant, sweetness, two old eating appetite, better social ill. Flower girl put seeds in the ground, the second year really take root, grow many round melon, because it is taken to the Nanshan, called pumpkin. Since then, every year in August fifteen that day, the southern half of August every household spread burning pumpkin glutinous rice to eat the old customs.

　 　传说很久很久以前，南山脚住着一户穷苦人家，双亲年老，膝下只有一女，名叫黄花，美丽、聪明、善良、勤劳。那时连年灾荒，黄花的父母年老多病，加上缺衣 少食，病在床上，奄奄一息。那天八月十五，黄花在南山杂草丛中，发现两只扁圆形野瓜。她采了回来，煮给父母吃。香喷喷、甜滋滋，两老吃了食欲大增，病体也 好了。黄花姑娘就把瓜子种在地里，第二年果然生根发芽，长出许多圆圆的瓜来，因为这是从南山采来的，就叫南瓜。从此，每年八月十五那一天，江南家家户户流 传着八月半吃老南瓜烧糯米饭的风俗。

Osmanthus wine drinking
 

Every Mid-Autumn night, people look forward to the moon, the smell of bursts of cinnamon, cut way back Gui Wu Gang, drink a cup of sweet-scented osmanthus mead, sweet sweet honey to celebrate the family, gathered together, it has become a holiday to enjoy. Osmanthus not only for viewing, but also food value. Osmanthus not only for viewing, but also food value. Qu Yuan's "Nine Songs" in there "fighting aid Ji Gui Xi discretion pulp", "Dian Gui Xi pepper paste," the poem. Visible osmanthus wine drinking age of our country is already quite old.

 每逢中秋之夜，人们仰望着明月，闻着阵阵桂香，遥想吴刚砍桂，喝一杯桂花蜜酒，欢庆合家甜甜蜜蜜，欢聚一堂，已成为节日的享受。桂花不仅可供观赏，而且还 有食用价值。桂花不仅可供观赏，而且还有食用价值。屈原的《九歌》中，便有“援骥斗兮酌桂浆”、“奠桂兮椒浆”的诗句。可见我国饮桂花酿酒的年代，已是相 当久远了。


Eat lotus root box
 

Mid-eat lotus root, it is also intended to send reunion, especially eating "lotus box." Jiangsu and Zhejiang people connect lotus root slices, each between two pieces of the lower end of the middle with meat, clams and other modulation stuffing, fry until golden outer surface drag, this is also called lotus root cake with moon cake has the same purpose. Lotus varieties currently on the market are mainly two, namely seven holes abalone lotus and lotus. Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces more cultivated seven holes lotus, the variety of good quality, tender meat, crispy sweet, perfectly clean. Chinese medicine believes that in the future through the cooked lotus root, sex by the cool temperature, beneficial to stomach, have stomach yin, beneficial blood.

中秋食藕，也是寄团圆之意也，尤其是吃“藕盒子”。江浙人多将藕切片，每两片间下端相连，中间夹肉、文蛤等调制而成的馅，外拖面煎至金黄，此又称藕饼，与 月饼有异曲同工之妙。目前市场上藕的品种主要有两种，即七孔藕与九孔藕。江浙一带较多栽培七孔藕，该品种质地优良，肉质细嫩，鲜脆甘甜，洁白无瑕。中医认 为，藕经过煮熟以后，性由凉变温，对脾胃有益，有养胃滋阴，益血的功效。

 Grapefruit

Grapefruit shape rounded symbolic meaning of reunion, at the same time, "grapefruit" and "you" homonym, the representative of the wishes of hope for a better protecting the moon, plus the rich period also coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival before and after, grapefruit will naturally become the Mid-Autumn Festival should Festival food.

     Grapefruit is also known as pomelo, grapefruit in the annual "White Dew" before and after harvest, must be stored seven to 10 days after harvest, so that the original light green rind into a yellow-green part of the excess water is evaporated, so that the sugar content increase , the flavor is more, this process is called "Ci water." Grapefruit is rich in minerals, enzymes, citric acid and a lot of vitamin C, and contains soluble fiber and pectin, can eliminate cholesterol, prevent constipation, beauty beauty and other effects.

 柚子外形浑圆象征团圆之意,同时，“柚”与“佑”谐音，代表希望月亮护佑的美好意愿，再加上中秋节前后又适逢盛产期，柚子便理所当然地成为了中秋节的应节食物。

    柚子又被称为文旦，柚子在每年“白露”前后采收，采收后必须贮藏七至十日，使原为淡绿色的外皮转变为黄绿色，一部分多余的水分则蒸发掉，使糖度提高、风味更加，这个过程则称之为“辞水”。柚子富含矿物质、酵素、柠檬酸及大量的维他命C，且含果胶及可溶性纤维，可以消除胆固醇、预防便秘、养颜美容等功效。 

Pomegranate(石榴)
 

 

 

Song, Ming and Qing dynasty palace and civil activities to celebrate the people who worship a larger scale. Whenever the Mid-Autumn moon rises, people will moon cake, fruit for on the desk case. But to the later, more important than the full moon festival month, serious ritual into a relaxed pleasure. After worship, the whole family sat around the table, talk over dinner, Dramas moon, to celebrate the festive season. Mid-Autumn Festival is the time ripe pomegranate. Red agate, crystal white if the inlet as grains of corn syrup. Pomegranate has become one of the offerings on the table, a symbol of longevity and good fortune reunion.

宋、明、清诸朝宫廷和民间的人拜月赏月活动更具规模。每当中秋月亮升起，人们将月饼、瓜果供于桌案上。不过到了后 来，赏月重于祭月，严肃的祭祀变成了轻松的欢娱。拜月后，全家人围桌而坐，边吃边谈，共赏明月，欢度佳节。中秋正是石榴成熟时。红似玛瑙，白若水晶，入口 如晶粒玉浆。石榴便成为桌上供品之一，象征长寿、团圆和吉祥。



Water chestnut(菱角)

 
Water chestnut childhood that moon cake is sweet, tender lotus, water chestnut incense, there is that in the past years the total people very memorable. Remember the old man once said, Mid-Autumn Festival to eat water chestnut can make children grow smarter Ling Lee. So my mother always Mid porridge with water chestnut. The stripped shell of boiled water chestnut Garmisch salty white gruel, after eating a sweet moon cake, water chestnut drink a bowl of porridge, stomach to remove a lot of greasy spot. Can also be cooked with water or saline, then peel eaten as snacks.


    菱角儿时那月饼的甜、荷藕的嫩、菱角的香，还有那过去的岁月总让人十分回味。还记得老人曾说过，中秋节吃菱角能 让孩子长得聪明伶利。所以母亲总在中秋节用菱角煲粥。将剥了壳的菱角加米煮成咸味的白稀粥，在吃了甜腻的月饼后，喝上一碗菱角粥，胃中的油腻当场去除不 少。也可以用清水或盐水煮熟，然后剥壳当零食吃。

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Rose Quartz (粉水晶)

Rose Quartz reminiscent of a peaceful sunset, shy cheek, flower bud, people can be found in the busy life of a trace of happiness should belong to the spring and summer

Serenity (宁静蓝天)  =

 Serenity is more like a blue sky, people can calm down, and this can color the surrounding environment and the natural convergence.

3.  Buttercup
4.  Peach Echo
5. Snorkel Blue
6.  Limpet Shell
7.  Fiesta
8.  Lilac Gray
9.  Green Fresh
10.  Iced Coffee

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Final Graphic Design Project

Plan 1:  Festival Moon Cake "Mid-Autumn"

Target audiance: For all malaysian people.


At chinese lunar calendar August 15 each year, is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival. At this year's mid-autumn, it is called Mid-Autumn Festival. In the Chinese lunar calendar, the year is divided into four seasons, divided into quarterly Meng, Zhong three sections, quarter, and thus also known as Mid-Autumn Festival Mid-autumn. August 15 full moon, the moon is more round than other months, brighter, it is also called "on the eve", "Mid-Autumn Festival." This night, people look at the sky bright moon jade disc will naturally look forward to family reunion. Far away from home, also take sustenance for themselves and their loved ones home thoughts of love. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called "Reunion."

*Reunion = The act of two or more people coming back together, or a gathering of people who've been away from each other.

*Chinese Lunar Calendar =A calendar based on the different phases of the moon, as compared to the   Gregorian calendar that is based on the movement of the Earth around the sun.

In ancient custom of China chinese people there, "autumn evening twilight month". Eve, namely worship Luna. In the Zhou dynasty, to be held in the autumn every face cold and fiesta months. Let big incense table, put the moon cake, watermelon, apples, dates, plums, grapes and other offerings, including moon cake and watermelon is definitely not small. Watermelon also cut into lotus-shaped. In the next month, the moon gods on the direction of the moon, Candle high fuel, followed by family worship the moon, then headed by the housewife reunion moon cake cut. People previously cut the total number of people considered a good family, at home, in the field, should be considered together, not cut more and no less cutting, be the same size.










 

According to legend, the ancient Qi ugly unsalted, juvenile had pious worship, grow up to the superior moral palace, but not patronize. August 15, a full moon, the emperor saw her in the moonlight, she felt pretty outstanding, and made her queen after the Mid-Autumn Festival worship resulting. Mid Chang E, it is known to beauty, so girls worship, willing to "seemingly Chang E, face, such as the bright moon."

 

In the Tang Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival, Wan Yue quite popular. In the Northern Song Dynasty capital. August 15 night, the city people, old and young, rich or poor, must wear adult clothes, incense worship month say wish, pray God bless the moon. Southern Song Dynasty, folk to moon cake gift, justice reunion. There are some places grass dragon dance, build pagodas and other activities. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Mid customs more prevalent; many places formed a bucket burning incense, tree Mid-point tower lights, put the heavenly lights, go the moon, fire dragon dance and other special customs.
Today, the custom of playing under the moon, has been far from old popular. But it gave a full moon still prevail, people ask wine month, celebrate the good life, or distant relatives wish health and happiness, and family "moon and new moon."

 

Mid-Autumn Festival customs a lot of forms are also different, but people are entrusted with infinite love and yearning for a better life for life.

 Mid-Autumn Festival also has a long history, and other traditional festivals, just as slowly developing form, emperors have spring memorial day autumn festival on the ritual, as early as in the word "Zhou", a book, there are "Moonlight" records. Later aristocrats and literati also follow up in the Mid-Autumn Festival, the sky was bright and round against a bright moon, ornamental worship, sustenance feelings, so spread the practice of this folk form a traditional activity until the Tang Dynasty this festival on customs, more attention be fixed before Mid-Autumn festival holiday, "Tang Taizong of the mind" records "Mid-Autumn festival", a popular festival in the Song Dynasty to the Ming and Qing dynasties, has par with New Year's Day, one of the major festivals in China.Legend Mid-Autumn Festival is very rich mythology Moon, Wu Gang cutting Gui, rabbit pound medicine like widespread.
1.Legend One -Chang'er flying to the Moon
According to legend, in ancient times the sky on the 10th simultaneously, crops wither helpful, hard times, a name of a hero, mighty, he sympathized with the suffering of the people, boarded the Kunlun Peak, transports enough god, drew his bow, shot down over nine sun, and ordered the last sun to rise and fall, to benefit the people.
The reason, he was respected and loved by the people, Hou Yi married a beautiful and kind-hearted wife named Chang E. In addition to Yi Chuan skill hunting, and his wife living together, people are envious of this biography of the loving couple.
Many Patriots come to Toushi Arts, evil intents Peng Meng also mixed in.
Day turned to the Kunlun Mountains and friends seek Road, the coincidence of the Queen, the Queen Mother obtained a packet of immortality. It is said that taking a drug can instantly ascend to heaven immortal. However, Hou Yi could not bear to leave his wife, he had temporarily immortality to the Chang E collection. Chang E hid the treasure box at her dressing table, only to be seen by Peng Meng, he wanted to steal the elixir own immortality.
Three days later, Hou Yi led his disciples to go hunting, Peng Meng dismal faked illness, stayed. Everyone was left to be Yi Soon Peng Meng, sword in hand into the inner chamber backyard, coercion Chang E to hand over the elixir. Chang E knew he was not to defeat Peng Meng, critical when she decisive turnaround open treasure box, took up the elixir and swallowed. Chang E swallowed the medicine, the body immediately floated off the ground, out of the window and flew towards heaven. Since Chang E worried about her husband, then fly to the moon from the earth recently become immortal.
The evening turned home, the maid had cried the day's events. Yi both frightened and angry, sword out going to kill the villain, Peng Meng escaped earlier, Hou Yi angry wringing, distraught, look up the night sky calling his wife's name, when he was surprised to find that the moon was especially bright bright, but there is a movement figure resembles Chang E. He tried to chase after the moon, but he went three steps, three steps back moon, he steps back, three steps into the moon, no matter how also fail to recover front.
Hot helpless, and miss his wife had sent to Chang E loved the back garden, put incense table, put her usual favorite fresh fruit honey, remember the Moon Palace Chang E's own miss. After the people who know acclamation immortal message, they have decorations on the table in the next month, to pray for good fortune and peace Chang E.
Since then, the Mid-Autumn Festival Baidoa, the custom spread of the civil.
 

2.Second legends of the Mid-Autumn Festival - Wu Gang won
There is also a legend about the Mid-Autumn Festival: Legend 桂树生 lush Moon Palace long before the moon, there are more than five feet high, below a man often cut it, but each time had to go after the cut and immediately place the collapse. For thousands of years, so together with the cut over, the tree Guishu Yong far can not be chopped down. It is said that a man named Wu Gang felling is the Han River, has followed fairy seminarians to heaven, but he made a mistake, put the fairy relegate him to the moon, the day to do this job so futile to show punishment . Li Bai's poem "to use GUI mid holders pay for the cold" records.

3.Legend third - the emperor and moon cake uprising
Mid-Autumn Festival to eat moon cake legend began in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the majority of the people of the Central Plains unbearable cruel rule of the Yuan Dynasty ruling class, have uprising against Yuan. Zhu Yuanzhang joint rostrum resistance forces to the intifada. But officers and soldiers searched very tight, very difficult to deliver the message. Liu Bowen consigliere came up with a plan, under the orders of the "August 15 night Uprising" possession of a piece of paper inside the pancake and then sent to the rest of the rebel army, informing them of the uprising in the evening on August 15 response . The day of the uprising, and the brightest together Yijun response, the rebels as accurately.
Soon, Xu Da to capture Dadu, the success of the uprising. The news of the emperor happy quick pass down oral instructions, in the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, so that all the soldiers with the public and secret transfer "moon cake" message when revolted year, as seasonal cakes reward ministers. Since then, the "moon cake" made more sophisticated, more variety, if the disk has become a gift to share. After the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival to eat moon cake will be in the civil spread.

As for the real legend Mid-Autumn what is it? Then it needs to be studied. 

What we can do at Mid Autum Festival?

Full moon
Mid-Autumn Festival, the custom of our country since ancient times, the moon, "Book" on the record of "autumn twilight eve", ie worship Luna. In the Zhou dynasty, to be held in the autumn every face cold and fiesta months. Let big incense table, put the moon cake, watermelon, apples, plums, grapes and other seasonal fruits, including moon cake and watermelon is definitely not small. Watermelon also cut into lotus-shaped.
In the Tang Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival, Wan Yue quite popular. In the Song Dynasty, flourished Mooncake wind, according to "Tokyo Midtown" records: "in the autumn, your home knot ornaments Taixie, accounting for restaurant Wanyue civil dispute." Whenever this day, all stores capital, restaurants have re-decorated facade, the archway wounded silk tie, the sale of fresh fruit and refined good food, bustling night market, more people who boarded the tower, some of the well-off people in their own tower Pavilion on the moon, and put food or arrange a private banquet, reunion children, Telling the full moon together.
Ming and Qing dynasties, Mid-Autumn Festival moon customs are still many places formed a bucket burning incense, tree Mid-point tower lights, put the heavenly lights, go the moon, fire dragon dance and other special customs.

 

Eat moon cake
Of urban and rural people have to eat moon cake festival customs, saying there: "August fifteen months Zhengyuan, Mid-Autumn Festival moon cake fragrant and sweet." Moon cake festival was originally used Bong Luna's sacrifice, "moon cake" is, first seen in the Southern Song Wuzi Mu "Dream Liang Lu", then, it is just the same as Ryoka pie pie food. Later, people gradually Mooncake with the taste of moon cake combined together, Symbolism family reunion.
Moon cake was originally made in the family, the Qing Yuan Mei in "Sui Garden Recipe" on the record there is the practice of moon cake. In modern times, with a dedicated workshop production of moon cake, moon cake production more and more sophisticated, filling elegant, good looks on the outside of moon cake is also printed on a variety of exquisite patterns, such as "Moon", "Galaxy Night Moon, "" Santanyinyue "and so on. Mega Man in the Moon round of reunion, with constant fresh cake circle of Mega Man, the moon cake with sustenance homesick, miss pro touched the praying for a good harvest, happiness, have become the world people's wish, moon cake has also been used as a gift to send a gift pro Friends, contact feelings.

Other custom of Mid-Autumn Festival
China's geopolitical majority of large population, different customs, Mid-law is too varied, and with a strong local characteristics.
Fujian Pucheng, woman walking through Nanpu Bridge to the festival, in order to live longer. In Jianning, in the autumn to hang lights for the moon Praying to bode well. Shanghang County over the Mid-Autumn Festival, when more children worship please Regardless month. When Longyan people eat moon cake, parents will be dug in the center of the diameter of two, three-inch round cake for elders consumption, meaning do not let the younger generation to know the secret. This custom stems from the moon cake in the possession of the enemy anti-membered message legends. Kinmen worship before the first Mid-Autumn Festival worship God.
Chaozhou in Guangdong have the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival worship, mainly women and children, there is "no moon men, women do not Jizao," the proverb. Night, bright moon rising, women will be located in the case when the air thanks to prayer on the yard, balcony. High silver candle burning, cigarette smoke, the table also filled with good fruit and cakes as sacrifices. There are local habit of Mid-Autumn Festival to eat taro, Chaozhou have proverb: "rivers of mouth, taro to eat." In August, it was taro harvest season, farmers are accustomed to taro to worship their ancestors. This is of course something to do with farming, but there is a widely held folk legend: in 1279, the Mongolian nobles off the Southern Song Dynasty, established the Yuan Dynasty, Han Chinese were brutally rule. Chaozhou horse hair entrenched anti-yuan, after the city broke, people were massacred. To forget the pain barbarian domination, descendants take taro and "Hu head" homophonic, and the shape of the head, in order to pay homage to ancestors, ancient legend, still exist.
In the autumn burning towers in some places it is also very popular. Ranging from 1-3 meters high tower, multi-use brick rubble films, but also a large tower with bricks, accounting for about 1/4 of a high tower, and then use tile Bonding together, leaving a top tower port for delivery of the fuel used. Mid-Autumn evening they ignition combustion fuel with wood, bamboo, rice husk, etc., poured rosin powder when Huo, pilot flame cheer, very spectacular. Folk also match burning towers Regulation, the Vata who burned the whole seat flush wins, or less collapsed in the combustion process is negative, issued by the moderator Bunting wins, bonuses or prizes. Rumor also burning tower Yuan Dynasty, the Han people against brutal ruler, give the fire is in the Mid-Autumn Festival when the number of the origin of the uprising.
Mid-Autumn Festival in the southern area of ​​the folk customs of people also varied. Nanjing people love to eat moon cake Mid-Autumn Festival, but will eat Jinling osmanthus duck dishes. "Osmanthus duck" when the fragrance market in seeds, fat and not greasy, delicious taste. Drink a little sugar will eat taro, pouring syrup in Guangxi, the United States wait for the statement. "Gui pulp", named Qu Yuan "Chu Siming less" "Come off aid North discretion Gui pulp." Gui syrup, a sugar sweet-scented osmanthus, picking around the Mid-Autumn Festival, pickled with sugar and plum. Manual dexterity southern women, chanting the poem, becomes the table cuisine. Nanjing to celebrate the family called "Reunion" group sit gather to drink called "Full Moon" travel market called "go months."
Nanjing is expected early Ming Yuet Lau, Wan Yue bridge, built under the Qing dynasty Lion on floor, both for human moon, and to play on the bridge were for the most. People in the moon hung, together with the board Mochizuki, play on the bridge to see a total rabbit for fun. "Wan Yue bridge" Qinhuai Confucius Temple in Henan, a courtesan Ma Xianglan Bridge House, this night, Scholars gathered bridge farewell playin recall cattle Nagisa Wanyue of poetry month, so that this bridge is the bridge Wanyue . After the Ming Dynasty, gradually fading, Descendants of a poem to go: "The Merry Nanqu has sold tobacco, westerly facade with a long bridge, but the bridge Yi jade sitting opposite teach flute next month." Long bridge, namely the original Wanyue bridge. In recent years, Nanjing Confucius Temple has been renovated, restoring some of the pavilions of the Ming and Qing years, dredging, until Mid-Autumn Festival when you can come together with a taste of the fun here Wanyue good.
Jiangsu Wuxi County in the autumn to burn incense fight. Fragrant paste bucket four weeks have silk yarn, moon painted the scenery. There are also fragrant incense to fight compiled, inserted above Zhizha Kuixing and color flags. Shanghai people in the Mid-Autumn feast osmanthus mead Zuo food.
Ji'an County Mid-evening, each village with straw burning crock. After the red-hot jar, add vinegar into it. Then there will be great, full flavor of the village. New county festival, from August 11 onwards suspension night lights through the grass until August 17 only.
Anhui Wuyuan Mid-Autumn Festival, children in a heap hollow brick pagoda. Tower hung with veil plaques and other decorations, and set a table before the tower, various furnishings King "Tower of God," the appliance. Points on the night, both inside and outside the candle. Jixi Mid-Autumn Festival guns for children to play. Mid-Autumn Festival is a gun-shaped straw tied into braids, and then get up to on a wet stone blow to emit a loud noise and a tour dragon custom. Dragon said the grass is tied into the dragon, who inserted incense sticks. There are percussion counterparts when flames tour, traveled to the village after the river.
Sichuan people eat moon cake in addition to the festival, but also to play cake, kill ducks, eat Ma Bing, honey cake. Some places also points orange lights, hanging door, to celebrate. Also children studded incense on grapefruit, street dancing, called "Dance meteor incense ball." Mid-Autumn Festival Jiading County, the land of God, playing drama, vocal music, artifacts, known as the "'ll see."
In the north, Shandong Province Qingyun farmhouse August 15 Festival earth Ceres, known as the "Young club." Zhucheng, Linyi Jimo and other places in addition to festival on the outside, we have grave worship. Guan County, Laiyang, and postal Guangrao City and other places of Mid-Autumn Festival is also hosted tenant landlord. Mid-Autumn Festival, Jimo eat one kind of food should be called "Mai arrow." Shanxi Lu'an in the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner-law. Datong County put the moon cake called reunion cake, vulgar vigil there in the autumn of.
Wanquan County, Hebei Province, said the Mid-Autumn Festival "Little New Year's Day", painted on paper moonlight too Yinxing Jun Guandi night reading the Spring and Autumn and the like. Hejian County believes in the autumn and wet, if the Mid-Autumn rain, locals must be considered in poor taste vegetables.
Xixiang County, Shaanxi Province in the autumn boating Gordon Cliff man, woman arrange good feast. Rich or poor, will eat watermelon. There are doors along the Mid-Autumn Festival trumpeter blowing drums, discuss gratuities. Luochuan County Mid bring a gift for the parents of students rate thanks to Mr. Day, the school lunch more than dinner.
Some places also formed many special Mid-Autumn Festival customs. In addition to the full moon festival on, eat moon cake, there are Hong Kong's dragon dance, Anhui heap pagoda tree Mid-Autumn Festival in Guangzhou, Jinjiang burning tower Aberdeen, Suzhou Shihu see string month, worship the Dai, Miao jump month , Dong moon steal food, Gaoshan toss dance.