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On Mid-Autumn Festival, families gather together and enjoy a big reunion dinner in China. As the festival falls in the harvest season, many materials for cooking delicious Mid-Autumn Festival food are available. What do Chinese eat on Mid-Autumn Festival? What is the most typical snack eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival? Here is a list of most popular Mid-Autumn food in China.

1. Mooncake - the Most Popular Mid-Autumn Festival Food

As a festival to celebrate the full moon, mooncake is a must on the Mid-Autumn Festival. Although it has various styles, fillings and flavors, it is always round with the same shape as the full moon, which symbolizes family reunion. On the festival night, all families sit together to share mooncakes, also meaning reunion. The most popular mooncake flavors include mixed nuts, red bean, white lotus, salt yolk and fruits, etc.

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Jelly Mooncake - How to Make Colorful and Crystal Mooncakes

2. Osmanthus Cake - Delicacy Made from Seasonal Flowers

Osmanthus is in bloom around the Mid-Autumn Festival. Chinese people add this seasonal flowers into pastries to make another popular Mid-Autumn Festival food, the osmanthus cakes. It tastes sweet with a strong fragrance of osmanthus, containing nutrients such as gum, vitamins, protein and calcium. People also make sliced lotus root with osmanthus sugar for the reunion dinner.

3. Osmanthus Wine - Sweet and Happy Life

It is a traditional custom since Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC) to make wine with the full-bloomed osmanthus. Making from honey, sticky rice and osmanthus, the osmanthus wine tastes sweet, expressing people's wishes for sweet and happy life.

4. Hairy Crab - Popular in South China

Mid-Autumn Festival is the harvest season of hairy crabs, so it is widely seen on the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner, especially in South China, which is their home of growth. The most famous hairy crabs are those from Gucheng Lake, Taihu Lake, Yangcheng Lake, etc. The most popular and easiest way to cook them is steaming.

5. Fried River Snails - A Specialty of Guangzhou

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, river snails are extremely fat and their meat tastes the best. What's more, it's said that eating river snails on the Mid-Autumn Festival can brighten eyes. They have been a Mid-Autumn Festival traditional food in Guangdong since the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911 AD).

6. Duck - More Nutrition and Best Taste in Autumn

Duck is suitable to eat in the dry autumn, having an effect of moistening lungs and throat. And after growing for more than half a year, ducks in the eighth lunar month are neither too fat nor too thin, thus taste the best in a year. There is a story about how ducks become a Mid-Autumn Festival food. In the late Yuan Dynasty (1271 - 1368 AD), the rulers bullied the people, and the people prepared to revolt secretly. Everyone agreed that eating ducks on the Mid-Autumn Festival as a signal to take action together. Later, duck became a Mid-Autumn Festival food, especially in Sichuan, Zhejiang, Fujian and Taiwan. There are salted duck, roast duck, marinated duck, etc.

7. Taro - Bringing Good Luck

Taros is a Mid-Autumn Festival food which is said to prevent against bad luck and evil spirits. In the dialect of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, taro has a similar pronunciation with "good luck comes". Besides, people in Chaoshan of Guangdong province peel and eat taros on the festival with a symbolic meaning of peeling the skin of ghosts to make them perish.

8. Pomegranate - More Kids and More Blessings

Newly harvested around the Mid-Autumn Festival, pomegranate is juicy and tastes sweet, and could not be better to eat in the dry autumn. More importantly, Chinese people relate the rich crystal seeds of pomegranate to kids. On Mid-Autumn Festival, people, especially the married women who have not been conceived, would eat pomegranate to pray for babies. In addition, as a Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival food, pomegranates are one of the sacrifices of worshipping the moon to pray for long life, reunion and auspiciousness.

9. Pomelo - Standing for Beatitude

Pomelo is one of the most important Mooncake Festival food. This is because pomelo has the same pronunciation as "blessing" in Chinese, therefore, people eat pomelo on Mid-Autumn Festival to get bless of the moon. Ripe in autumn, it has a purgative effect to relax bowels and neutralize the greasy.

10. Pumpkin - Standing for Good Health

Rich in dietary fibers and carotenes, pumpkin can lower blood sugar and blood fat, relax the bowels and moisturize the skin in the dry climate of autumn. It makes the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner richer and healthier rather than just greasy meat dishes. Eating pumpkin on Mid-Autumn Festival is especially popular in southern China.

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月饼，又叫 中秋饼，是 大中華地區、 越南和 琉球的 中秋節食品。月餅最初为形如 满月的饼，外观为 圆形，后来有 方形或其他 形状。月饼外层通常以 小麦粉 为皮，其内有馅，馅料多种多样，如蓮蓉蛋黄、五仁餡等等。月餅表皮上會印有不同的花紋、文字或祝福語句等。

古代月饼被作為祭品于中秋节所食，現已成為中秋节食品和礼品。根據《洛中見聞》， 唐僖宗曾在中秋節當日命令御 膳房用紅綾將餅賞賜給新科 進士。據說 北宋之時，該種餅被稱為「宮餅」，在宮廷內流行，但也流傳到民間，當時俗稱「小餅」和「月團」，但此說並未有文獻核實。 蘇東坡 的〈留别廉守〉一詩曾經提及「小餅如嚼月，中有酥和飴」，不過詩中並未說明時序是在中秋。

「月饼」一词最早见于 南宋， 吴自牧《 梦梁录》中，和芙蓉餅、菊花餅、梅花餅等並列，且屬於「市食點心，四時皆有」。周密《 武林舊事》中也在「蒸作從食」中一章提到「月餅」，但仍然和中秋無關。在宋代，無論是在《夢梁錄》、《武林舊事》或《 東京夢華錄 》等著作中，提到中秋的吃食，皆為瓜果、美酒等，未有「月餅」的存在。、、。曾在北宋徽、欽二宗及南宋高宗時期出任要職的鄭望之在其著作《膳夫錄》中記載「汴中節食」，只提到「中秋：玩月羹」，顯見宋代中秋時的節慶食物並非糕餅類。

月餅真正和中秋連在一起，是在 明代。萬曆至崇禎朝中，宦官劉若愚的獄中著作《 酌中志》卷二十飲食好尚紀略中提到：「八月宮中賞秋海棠、玉簪花。自初一日起，即有賣月餅者。加以西瓜、藕，互相餽送。西苑鹿藕。至十五日，家家供月餅瓜果，候月上焚香後，即大肆飲啖，多竟夜始散席者。如有剩月餅，仍整收於乾燥風涼之處，至歲暮合家分用之，曰『團圓餅』也。」萬曆年間，順天府宛平縣知縣沈榜在其著作《宛署雜記》中亦提及：「八月饋月餅：士庶家俱以是月造麵餅相遺，大小不等，呼為月餅。市肆至以果為餡，巧名異狀，有一餅值數百錢者。」 田汝成 《西湖遊覽志》提及："八月十五谓之中秋，民间以月饼相馈，取团圆之意。"，可見月餅於當時流行于民间。

清代已有详细记述月饼制作方法的书籍。如晚清女作家、女醫師曾懿在其著作《中饋錄》中即記有〈製酥月餅法〉：「用上白灰麵，一半上甑蒸透，勿見水氣；一半生者，以豬油合涼水和麵。再將蒸熟之麵，全以豬油和之。用生油麵一團，內包熟油麵一小團；以趕麵杖趕成茶杯口大，疊成方形；再趕為團，再疊為方形；然後包餡。用餅印印成，上爐炕熟則得矣。油酥餡，則用熟麵和糖及合桃等，略加麻油，則不散矣。」。作法和如今的蘇式月餅極為類似。清代詩歌中亦有對月餅製作方法、餡料的描述。如詩人袁學瀾在〈詠月餅〉一詩中細細描述從製作到享用的過程：「形殊寒具制，名從食單核。巧出餅師心，貌得嬋娟月。入廚光奪霜，蒸釜氣流液。揉搓細面塵，點綴胭脂跡。戚里相饋遺，節物無容忽。皓月瑤池怨，碗中泛青光。玉食皆入口，此餅乃獨絕。沾巾銀絲透，舉頭相思愁。兒女坐團圓，杯盤散狼藉。」 杨光辅 也在《淞南樂府》中写道：「月饼饱装桃肉馅，雪糕甜砌蔗糖霜」，顯示月餅餡料愈加講究。

另一關於月餅的傳說，則和朱元璋建立明朝有關。元朝末年，統治腐朽，朱元璋聯合各路反抗力量相約中秋舉事，但朝廷搜查得很嚴，傳遞消息不便。於是軍師劉伯溫想出計策，命令屬下把藏有「 八月十五殺韃子 」的紙條藏在餅子中，再派人分頭傳送到各地起義軍中。到了中秋那天，各路起義軍一齊響應。

後來朱元璋奪取天下，適逢中秋佳節，便把當年起兵時以秘密傳遞訊息的月餅，作為節令糕點賞賜群臣。後來經明、清兩代傳承，中秋吃月餅現已成為中國節日文化的一部分。

广式月饼主要流行于华南，因为容易保存和运输，在全中国范围也最为常见。特点是外层皮薄而松软，馅料细滑而种类繁多，表面有印花。

苏式月饼主要流行于华东地区，外层为千层酥皮，形状为饱满半球形。馅料分甜咸两种，甜可为豆沙百果，咸可为葱油鲜肉。

京式月饼主要流行于中国北方，外形多呈球形或半球形。外层酥松但相对较为硬实。自来红月饼馅料多为干果和果仁辅以麻油甜面，自来白月饼则多为豌豆、枣泥等细腻馅料。

以地域区分的月饼种类

京式月饼作法如同烧饼，重用麻油，口味清甜，外皮香脆。传统上均为素馅，有红皮、白皮、翻毛月饼等；以烤制为主。红皮月饼是用素油开水烫面，烤熟后皮色较深。白皮月饼是用猪油、凉水和面，烤熟后皮色发白。翻毛月饼则是种酥皮月饼，因皮如絮状，翻起来而得名。

广式月饼的主要特点是饼面上的图案花纹玲珑浮凸，皮薄馅丰、滋润柔软，有光亮，色泽金黄。广式月饼可从饼皮上划分为糖浆皮、酥皮和冰皮三大类，以糖浆皮月饼为主，酥皮月饼是吸收西方点心类的做法，结合广式月饼的特色创制而成，主要生产莲蓉类的甜饼为主。冰皮月饼源自香蕉糕的做法，饼皮如玉石般洁白，制成后必须放在2-5摄氏度上下的恒温箱内保存。

傳統的港式月饼十分接近广式月饼，但餡料的款式較多，如採用去皮的蓮子做成白蓮蓉，在中西文化交融的香港也發展出具有本土特色的月餅，其代表为奶黃月餅及冰皮月饼。奶黃月餅的出現啟發自香港茶樓的點心奶黃包，其餡料同樣採用吉士，並加入鹹蛋黃調製而成，是一種中西合璧的月餅品種。至於冰皮月饼最初不须冷藏，於1967年在香港出現，当时吸收了潮式月饼，和越南的一种糯米月饼（越南语：bánh dẻo／饼𥻠）的特色相似，综合开发而成的新品种，餡料多樣，包括水果、可可及咖啡等，当今香港的绝大部分冰皮月饼均需冷冻储存。另外，香港早於1960年代就有雪糕月餅，當時報紙便有雪糕月餅的廣告，這種月餅內餡以雪糕為主，部分品種會加入水果果粒增加口感。

潮式月饼产于广东潮汕地区，并流传至闽南一带，是种酥皮月饼。潮式月饼身扁，外形近苏式；饼皮白，用料近广式，馅以酥糖为主，讲究传统中的"水油立酥皮"的"起酥"工艺。潮式月饼以重油重糖而闻名，千番压叠的外皮入温油炸制。

台式月饼是种介于广式和苏式之间的月饼，其饼皮近似苏式月饼，但饼皮层次较苏式月饼少；其内馅与广式月饼很相近，但湿润度不及广式月饼。台式月饼主要有两种饼皮：糕皮和油酥皮。油酥皮也是制作绿豆椪、蛋黄酥的基本饼皮，一般作法是用水皮包油皮，再反复卷撖、松弛、包馅、整型、低温烘烤而成。台式月饼之特点为皮酥、不油腻，内馅口感清淡爽口。

徽式月饼是一种安徽省徽州特色的月饼，其主要代表是"梅干月饼"，其表皮是用上等面粉与素油制成的油酥皮，饼馅采用野菜（苦板菜），经过腌制加工，拌以新鲜猪板油和白糖而成。

晋式月饼主要有两种：晋式乔家雪莲酥白莲月饼和郭杜林晋式月饼。晋式乔家雪莲酥白莲月饼其形如雪莲层叠有复，色白，口感酥香松软、乔致庸名之为"雪莲酥"。郭杜林月饼形态憨厚，吃起来口感酥松，配料上以油、糖、蛋为主，馅里还有桂花、玫瑰和青红丝，香味浓郁。

成都月饼最有特色的种类为蓉式茶月饼，类似于日本抹茶的做法，但采用的是四川的绿茶和红茶：将绿茶融入莲蓉，红茶融入豆沙。

滇式月饼从外表上看跟苏式月饼比较像，饼皮上往往还用红色食用色素写字。在馅料方面，滇式月饼最有代表性的馅料则是云腿和鲜花。云腿月饼是采用宣威火腿切成小块，配以冬蜂蜜、猪油、白糖等制成馅心，再用昆明的紫麦面粉包心烘烤而成。这种月饼外观褐黄色，饼皮略硬，食用时酥而不散，故俗称"硬壳火腿饼"。鲜花月饼馅料主要是玫瑰花。

江西式样的月饼尤可以南昌为代表。南昌月饼质地薄而扁，至少同碗口一般大。月饼馅料通常为冰糖、红绿丝、核桃与瓜子仁磨成的碎末。月饼表面遍撒白芝麻，其上再以黑芝麻铺成一个"月"字，若是更大的月饼，则是"中秋月饼"四个字。口感硬而且甜，风味独特。

丰镇月饼产于内蒙古丰镇市，其代表为混糖月饼。因是用芝麻油高温滚油和面，因此储存时期长；中秋制作的月饼晾冷后储在瓷坛里，能至细地吃到新年。

由于月饼是高 盐分、高 脂肪和高 胆固醇的食物，即使是冰皮月饼也含有高 糖分，所以食用要适量。患有 循环系统、 消化系统 疾病的人士，更应避免进食过量而加重病情。

传统月饼保质期约为1个月，如果月饼包装已经开启，就要放入4 摄氏度的 冰箱 冷藏。

冰皮月饼由于未经烘烤，所以由制造、运输到零售点，都要保持冷藏。消费者在购买后，应尽快放入零下18摄氏度的冰箱保存，并应只在进食前才开启月饼的包装袋。在进食前约两小时，可把月饼移到4摄氏度的冰箱（例如双门冰箱的下层），令月饼略为软化以便切开。当冰皮月饼解冻后便要尽快食用，在室温下摆放超过两小时后便应弃置，也不应把已经解冻的冰皮月饼反复冷藏。

傳統月饼的制法，以水油面团或酥油面团摘剂作皮，内包馅成扁圆形生胚，再入模具压使表面呈凸凹花纹，经烘烤成熟后食用。其皮因制酥法多种，有多样酥皮；其馅因用枣泥或五仁、豆沙、松仁、火腿及香料，而成多种不同风味的馅心。

冰皮月饼的外皮主要使用 糯米粉、 粘米粉和砂糖，经 蒸煮后的面团做成，部分冰皮月饼的外皮，会加入 巧克力、 咖啡和果汁等材料，除了可增添外皮的味道外，还可使外皮产生不同颜色。冰皮月饼的内馅，除了可使用红豆蓉、绿豆蓉外，还可使用水果蓉、奶酪、巧克力做出不同风味的馅料。更有部分冰皮月饼，使用果酱做夹心或使用脆米增加口感。当内馅调制完成后，便使用外皮包裹，并利用 模具 压制成型，再放入冰箱冷藏。

因为冰皮月饼不经烘烤，不能使用高温杀灭细菌，而且进食前也无须加热，直接冷吃。所以制作冰皮月饼的厂房，必须保持环境卫生，制作人员也要严格遵守制作食物的卫生程序。由于冰皮月饼对于生产程序的卫生条件有较高要求，除了提高生产程序的自动化，减少人手接触外，还要设立预防性的食物安全管理系统，例如 食物安全重点控制系统（HACCP） ，防止冰皮月饼在制作过程中被污染，或因为温度控制不当，造成微生物能够大量滋生。

月饼在古時一般只以 布裹，使用月餅罐或紙盒包裝是到了20世紀因為月餅被 商品化才出現。由於 衛生的考慮，現代月餅通常都會用透明 塑膠 袋作獨立包裝，而鐵罐印花亦於60年代迄今取代了戰前的紙盒包裝。

广式月饼的包装通常是四个为一单位，19世纪70年代时，四个月饼叠在一起，用的是 玉扣纸起成一个圆柱体，通常竖立摆放，称为一筒月饼，外表贴上红色 蜡纸 ，注明品种。80年代后，采用盒装，初期还是会把蜡纸放在盒内。

冰皮月饼由于未经烘烤，不能利用高温杀灭 细菌，所以对包装和保存有较高要求。冰皮月饼需要保持冷藏，防止微生物大量滋生。大部分冰皮月饼都会使用 塑料袋单独或两小个一起包装，消费者可在食用时才按食用分量，个别开启包装袋。很多冰皮月饼的包装袋内，还会加入一包 干燥剂，用以减慢袋内空气的 湿度 上升，达到防止微生物大量滋生作用。

由于近年来出现很多昂贵的月饼盒包装的月饼，有些还附加各种高级 礼品，被一些人用于送礼甚至 行贿 ，中国政府在2005年出台法律，规定从2006年起，月饼的包装成本不得超过月饼价值的25%。

另一方面，香港有環保組織則關注月餅包裝過多的問題，其中 香港地球之友便發起行動表揚少包裝的月餅品牌的「嫦娥行動」。亦有人關注到月餅售價高昂，反映貧富懸殊加劇，因此有人在 Facebook 設立群組，對月餅實行抵制。

每年一度的中秋节，都会因为月饼的包装物料，而产生大量节日废物，近年已引起公众关注。香港的月饼生产商经过政府部门的协调后，已经同意把月饼的包装，在维持衛生、保質、運輸、外觀和品牌形象等因素下，尽量減少不必要的包裝物料或使用可 循環再造 的包装物料。

值得一提的是，近年来，中国大陆的部分公司、大学等单位会在每年中秋节定制本单位的月饼，派发给客户、员工以及师生，这些月饼通常采用特殊定制的外包装，并且月饼外皮花纹也会使用和单位相关的图案。

在華人地區，月餅作为時令食品，過了中秋就無人問津，因此中秋節後市面上的月餅多會低價拋售。由于月饼的保质期最长不过30天，所以中秋过后许多大厂家都会回收月饼进行销毁，避免市场上出现陈馅月饼，保证品牌质量。於是 香港有人會想出各種方法處理積壓家中的月餅，包括將月餅餡取出用來包湯圓等。每年香港政府都會勸籲市民注意不要進食太多月餅吸收太多糖份影響健康，而市面上亦有廠家生產低糖月餅供糖尿病患者食用。中國大陸 第三军医大学 新桥医院营养科主任王建表示：只要是月饼，都会用淀粉做皮，其馅料和皮仍含有很高的糖分和油脂，并非健康食品，故不宜多吃，而糖尿病和高血脂患者最好不要吃月饼。此外，近年每年香港均會有環保團體於中秋過後舉行月餅罐回收活動，以免浪費資源。

在台灣，月餅並不只在中秋時食用（外地傳入之月餅除外），各類台式月餅如蛋黃酥和綠豆椪即使在非中秋時節仍可能買得到，就如一般糕餅一樣。

2001年9月3日， 中央电视台曝光 南京冠生园 食品有限公司回收没卖掉的月饼馅第二年重新使用的做法，而且该公司负责人称全国的月饼行业都这么做，掀起轩然大波，是为"陈馅月饼"事件，使大陆的月饼销售受到一定的影响。

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月饼 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书

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月饼，又叫 中秋饼，是 大中華地區、 越南和 琉球的 中秋節食品。月餅最初为形如 满月的饼，外观为 圆形，后来有 方形或其他 形状。月饼外层通常以 小麦粉 为皮，其内有馅，馅料多种多样，如蓮蓉蛋黄、五仁餡等等。月餅表皮上會印有不同的花紋、文字或祝福語句等。 古代月饼被作為祭品于中秋节所食，現已成為中秋节食品和礼品。根據《洛中見聞》， 唐僖宗曾在中秋節當日命令御 膳房用紅綾將餅賞賜給新科 ...

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Häagen-Dazs 月饼

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Nov 07, 2017 * By Crystal Zhu

For 20 years, Häagen-Dazs mooncakes have been a key part of the Mid-Autumn Festival in China and other regions in Asia.

People deliver mooncake as gifts to relatives, friends, clients and teachers, among others - similar to the gift-giving tradition around the Christmas holidays in many other parts of the world. The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar (Oct. 4, this year), when the moon is at its fullest and roundest.

Traditional mooncake is made of flour, with sweet filling, such as nuts, beans and lotus flowers. This year marked the 20th year since Häagen-Dazs began making its ice cream mooncakes (a Häagen-Dazs chef in Hong Kong created the first one).

Consumers typically order their mooncake a week or two ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival, then pick up their orders just before it starts. Every year, it's all hands on deck for nearly every General Mills employee in the region to help fulfill orders during General Mills China's busiest season of the year.

General Mills China also created a special Häagen-Dazs mooncake section on Tmall, China's most popular e-commerce site. A moon displayed on the subsite changed from a crescent to a full moon with each digital bite of a mooncake.

This year one of the highlights was the Mochi mooncake. Traditional mochi is a sweet sticky rice that is frequently served as a snack or dessert. The Häagen-Dazs team found a way to embed little clusters of mochi into its ice cream, which was a technical challenge to maintain the right texture of the rice when it is surrounded by freezing ice cream.

The Mochi mooncake innovation helped Häagen-Dazs be named one of the winning brands in this year's mooncake competition in China.
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Nov 07, 2017 * By Crystal Zhu For 20 years, Häagen-Dazs mooncakes have been a key part of the Mid-Autumn Festival in China and other regions in Asia. People deliver mooncake as gifts to relatives, friends, clients and teachers, among others - similar to the gift-giving tradition around the Christmas holidays in many other parts of the world.

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制图／张焱莉

日本民众在制作节日食用的江米"团子"。

▲韩国民众秋夕节身着传统服饰祭拜祖先。

新加坡牛车水的街道旁亮起中秋节花灯。

越南的中秋节是孩子们的节日。

中秋佳节将至，提起中秋的习俗自然有很多人想起了最传统的赏月、吃月饼。但是过中秋佳节的不止有中国，亚洲各国在月圆之日也会有各种庆祝的方法，自然也会有不同的风俗。虽然形式多样，但都寄托着人们对生活的无限热爱和对美好未来的憧憬。

中秋节有悠久的历史，和其他传统节日一样，也是慢慢发展形成的。古代帝王有春天祭日，秋天祭月的礼制，早在《周礼》一书中，已有"中秋"一词的记载。后来贵族和文人学士也仿效起来，在中秋时节，对着天上又亮又圆一轮皓月，观赏祭拜，寄托情怀。这种习俗就这样传到民间，形成一个传统的活动，一直到了唐代，这种祭月的风俗更为人们重视，中秋节才成为固定的节日。《唐书・太宗记》记载有"八月十五中秋节"，这个节日盛行于宋朝，至明清时，已与元旦齐名，成为我国的主要节日之一。

中秋节的传说是非常丰富的，嫦娥奔月，吴刚伐桂，玉兔捣药之类的神话故事流传甚广。

越南

"望月节"

越南人的中秋节称为"望月节"，以孩子和鲤鱼为贵。所以越南中秋节最高兴的是小孩子，用他们自己的话说，中秋节是孩子们的节日。到了晚上，家长会给孩子送上最喜爱的玩具和各种零食。有些地方的少年会提前几个晚上一起去舞狮子。每家每户都很欢迎少年们来舞狮子，主人认为狮子登门能驱邪。中秋夜，孩子们均要提鲤鱼灯笼出游玩耍，预示长大后"跳龙门"。

泰国

"祈月节"

泰国人把中秋节唤做"祈月节"。每当泰国的八月十五之夜，各家各户，男女老少都要参拜月亮。人们在大方桌前端坐祈祷，互相祝福。中秋桌上供奉着中国民间传说的"八洞神仙"，个个栩栩如生。桌上还摆满了"寿桃"、"月饼"之类美食。据泰国传说，中秋祈月，八仙会带着寿桃到月宫给观音祝寿，菩萨神仙们就会"降福生灵"。

既然是过节，美食当然少不了月饼，当地还有榴莲味的月饼。泰国人在中秋节必吃柚子，因为中秋节前后正好是柚子上市的季节，柚子又大又圆，也象征"团圆"。

日本

"十五夜"

日本的中秋节被称为"十五夜"，也叫芋名月。与中国人在中秋节的时候吃月饼不同，日本人在赏月的时候吃江米"团子"，称为"月间团子"。

一些寺院和神社在中秋节还会举办专门的赏月会，成千上万的居民都穿上富有民族特色的服装，吟唱吆喝，扶老携幼，抬着神龛到庙里去进香。孩子们还到野外采集象征吉祥如意的野草装饰家门，迎来幸福；晚上全家聚集在院子里，摆上瓜果、米团子等供奉月神，然后分食、赏月，聆听老人讲述关于月亮的神话。

韩国

"秋夕节"

韩国人称中秋节为"秋夕节"，从农历八月十四日开始全国上下就要接连放假3天，庆祝佳节。"秋夕节"全家人要团聚到爷爷奶奶家，首先是祭拜祖先，然后全家人一起跳舞、赏月。女孩子们会穿上艳丽的传统服饰，玩起古老的跳板游戏。

韩国也有独特的中秋食物――松饼。松饼形如半月，用米粉制成，内馅是豆沙、枣泥等，因蒸时垫有松毛而得名，中秋时家家蒸食并互相馈送。

柬埔寨

"拜月节"

柬埔寨人在佛历十二月会举行传统的"拜月节"。这天清晨，人们开始准备供月礼品，有的采鲜花，有的挖木薯熬汤，有的舂扁米，有的煮甘蔗水，一派欢乐繁忙。晚上，大家把供品放进托盘，将托盘放在房前一张大席子上，静待明月东升。当月上树梢头，人们虔心拜月，祈乞赐福。拜毕，老人把扁米塞进孩子嘴里，直到塞满不能咀嚼时为止，这表示"圆圆满满"、"和和美美"。

尼泊尔

"德赛节"

尼泊尔的中秋节称为"德赛节"，每年9月～10月间的月圆之时在全国各地举行，连续进行9天。"德赛节"则是尼泊尔全国性的节日，全国各地都会举行祭祀，庆祝活动。祭祀的方式各地不一。但不管何地，节日期间每天都有信徒来到黑色的杜尔加神像面前，供奉动物祭品。前8天在家庭或公共场合举行一些简单的仪式，选择一个处女作为崇拜的对象，或者在第五天选择9个处女集合一起崇拜。第九天，百姓还会宰杀水牛，供奉杜尔加女神。

新加坡

"中秋节"

新加坡是一个华人占人口绝大多数的国家，对于一年一度的中秋佳节向来十分重视。对新加坡的华人来说，中秋佳节是联络感情，表示谢意的天赐良机。亲朋好友、商业伙伴之间相互馈赠月饼，借此表示问候与祝愿。新加坡是一个旅游国家，中秋佳节无疑是一个吸引游客的绝好机会。每年中秋临近时，当地著名的乌节路、新加坡河畔、牛车水及裕华园等地装饰一新。入夜时分，华灯初上，整个大街小巷一片红彤彤的景象，场面十分壮观。

缅甸

"光明节"

缅甸人在八月的"月圆日"要大张灯火，以庆祝"光明节"的光临。节日之夜，万家灯火，亮若白昼，到处是"不夜城乡"。天上皓月，地上明灯，照耀缅甸一片光明。全国各地通宵达旦放电影、演出话剧、木偶戏、跳舞唱歌，佛塔内还有大规模的布施斋饭等活动，热闹非凡。

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中秋节除了团圆吃月饼之外，柚子也是中秋必备的水果。

柚子的美好寓意

柚子又大又圆，象征“团圆”；柚子谐音“游子”，希望飘泊在外的游子在中秋节可以回家团圆；“柚”又与“佑”谐音，有保佑家人平安的意思；而柚子在南昌的方言里面，谐音是“有子”，所以中秋节吃柚子也有早生贵子的吉祥寓意。

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菱角作为一种外形非常特殊的食材，像极了一个牛角。它也是在中秋前后成熟，因此会大量出现在这段时间里，中秋吃菱角寓意着孩子能够聪明伶俐，所以变成了中秋的一种习俗了。

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百格“为何”系列—中秋为何要提灯笼?

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In the Mid-Autumn Festival, in addition to appreciating the moon and eating moon cakes, there is actually a very interesting custom in China, which is lighting lanterns. In ancient times, lanterns were used as lighting tools, i.e. a traditional lamp; nowadays, lanterns have become handicrafts and ornamentals and people light the Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns to symbolize family reunion and to pray for good fortune.

As early as the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279), there was a Mid-Autumn Festival custom of floating lanterns in the river. Now, appreciating and playing with lanterns are still welcomed by many people, second in popularity popular only to the Lantern Festival. Chinese Moon Festival lanterns are mostly welcomed in south China and there are no large lantern shows being held like in the Lantern Festival. The Mooncake Festival lanterns are mainly treasured among families and children.

Why are the Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns Made? - 4 Symbolic Meanings

1. Create festive atmosphere

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a very happy event, when family members gather together to admire and pay homage to the moon and eat mooncakes. People also make a variety of Mid-Autumn lanterns. Several days before the festival, people hang these Moon Festival lanterns to create happy festive atmosphere and welcome the coming of the festival.

2. Continue the 2,000' years craftsmanship of making lanterns

Lanterns, the ancient Chinese traditional crafts, are originated in the Western Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. By making it during festivals, the crafts can be passed down to later generations.

3. Symbolize family reunion

In Chinese culture, lantern is also a symbol of happy reunion since most lanterns are round, and "round" in Chinese has the similar pronunciation with "reunion".

4. Pray for babies

In some areas of China, during the Mid-Autumn Festival the mother sends a message through the Mooncake Festival lantern to her newly married daughter, wishing her to add to the family. This is also because "lantern" and "man" have the similar pronunciation. And there is also a hope that the daughter have a bright future.

Mid-Autumn Lantern Fairs and Activities around China

1. Erect lanterns in the high

Popular in: Guangdong, Hong Kong
Usually about 10 days before the festival, people in Guangdong and Hong Kong make Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns with bamboo strips. These lanterns are usually in the shape of birds, fish, and fruits, covered with colorful papers and painted with Chinese characters "Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival". On the festival night, the lanterns with burning candles inside are tied to the bamboo poles and hung in the heights of the house, commonly known as "erect Mid-Autumn". The family members then gather under the lantern to have fun.

2. Pomelo lanterns for children

Popular in: Guangxi
If you ask children in Guangxi "Why do you use lanterns on Mid-Autumn Festival", they may not know the reason but only answer "It is a lot of fun". In that region, in addition to the Mid-Autumn paper lanterns for children to play with, there are also simple pomelo lanterns. The so-called pomelo lantern is made of a hollow pomelo with a burning candle in it. There are also pumpkin lanterns and orange lanterns made from hollow pumpkins and oranges.

3. Lantern market

Popular in: Beijing
There are many lantern markets in Beijing, especially during the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Lantern Festival. The bustling downtown is full of people who buy and sell Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns. The lantern craftsmen rely on their handicrafts to make a living.

4. Burn tile lanterns

Popular in: Jiangxi, Guangdong, and Guangxi
Burning tile lanterns are also known as "burning tower lanterns", which is popular in the southern China. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, children pick up tiles and pile up a small round tower, which is like a pagoda. There are some holes on each floor. Under the moonlight, firewood, tree branches and other easy-to-burn charcoal are placed in the tower and burned.

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Writer： 苏轼
明月几时有，把酒问青天。不知天上宫阙，今昔是何年？我欲乘风归去，又恐琼楼玉宇，高处不胜寒！起舞弄清影，何似在人间。
转朱阁，低绮户，照无眠。不应有恨，何事长向别时圆？人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴阳缺，此时古难全。但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。

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𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 about Moon -《水调歌头》苏轼 with song - Pinyin & English & Simplified subtitles

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Writer：李白

《静夜思》

唐·李白

床前明月光，疑是地上霜。

举头望明月，低头思故乡。

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Writer：张九龄
海上生明月，天涯共此时。 情人怨遥夜，竟夕起相思。 灭烛怜光满，披衣觉露滋。 不堪盈手赠，还寝梦佳期。

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Mastering Chinese Poetry: Looking at the moon and longing for loved ones far away 《望月怀远》