🌕【Mid-Autumn Reunion】Beyond BBQs and Moon Gazing! Did You Know These Lesser-Known Traditional Customs?
🍂 Full moon, full hearts—but isn’t the same routine each year getting a little dull? 🍂
Beyond admiring the moon, having barbecues, and eating mooncakes, this festival—steeped in thousands of years of culture—holds so much more beauty to explore! Today, we’re sharing some rare traditional customs and activities. Read on and plan a unique Mid-Autumn celebration this year to make reunion moments even more memorable～
🎑 Timeless Mid-Autumn Customs
1️⃣ Qiantang River Tide-Watching Poetry Contests
· Song Dynasty literati gathered by the Qiantang River during Mid-Autumn, composing poetry against the clock while watching the tidal bore.
2️⃣ Lighting Lanterns to Guide the Moon
· Children carried lanterns through the streets, lighting the way for the Moon Goddess.
3️⃣ The Mysterious “Stealing Melons for Fertility” Custom
· Unmarried women in the Qing Dynasty secretly picked pumpkins late at night, symbolizing wishes for many descendants.
· Today, try visiting a pumpkin farm for eco-friendly pumpkin picking and lantern making.
4️⃣ “Tree Mid-Autumn” Lantern Wishes
· Ming Dynasty children hung lanterns on osmanthus trees—the more lanterns, the more likely their wishes would come true.
5️⃣ Elegant “Moonlit Tea Banquets”
· Tang Dynasty palace mid-autumn gatherings featured tea ceremonies and poetry games inspired by the moon.
· Today, host a moon-themed pour-over coffee competition and use latte art to depict lunar phases.
✨ Blending Tradition and Innovation
🌙 Reviving Ancient Moon Worship
· Prepare five-color fruits and homemade moonlight cakes, then gather with family under the moon for blessings and wishes—a romantic tradition spanning millennia.
🏮 DIY Eco-Friendly Sky Lanterns
· Make reusable sky lanterns from rice paper and inscribe them with family wishes—meaningful, ceremonial, and eco-conscious.
🎑 Moonlight Picnic Party
· Lay out a picnic blanket at a park with seasonal snacks, play classical-inspired board games under the moon, and host the most artistic Mid-Autumn gathering in your friend group.
🥮 Creative Mooncake Experiences
· Molten lava mooncake baking class → Bake even more delicious mooncakes than famous brands.
· Lunar surface chocolates → Use 3D molds to create realistic moon-shaped chocolates.
· Moonlight cocktail specials → Transform butterfly pea tea into a romantic “Blue Moon” drink.
🎁 The Art of Gift-Giving
✨ Traditional Cultural Gifts
· Double-yolk lotus seed mooncake gift boxes
· Aged pu-erh tea cakes
· Handcrafted pomelo blossom honey
· Auspicious chrysanthemum plants
· East Asian aesthetic tea sets
Custom East Asian aesthetic tea sets
✨ Modern Creative Gifts
· Moon-shaped Bluetooth speaker
· VR moon-viewing set
· Sun & Moon whiskey pair glasses
· 3D-printed moon lamp
Sun & Moon whiskey pair glasses
But most importantly, this Mid-Autumn Festival, remember to:
☑️ Give your elders a warm hug
☑️ Spend quality time with the children
☑️ Share three things you’re grateful for with your family
This year, let’s rediscover the pure warmth of the festival. Under the moonlight, what matters most will always be the smiles of those beside us.
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