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origin of moon cakes? |
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What is the
origin of moon cakes?
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During
the Mid-Autumn Festival, people eat moon
cakes that are also called “reunion
cake” because they are round in shape.
People began making moon cakes in the Tang
Dynasty, but they became popular in the
Song Dynasty, when they were available everywhere
as an offering to the moon. Some people
ate them after a sacrificial ceremony while
others kept them until the New Year Eve.
In the Ming Dynasty, it was a custom for
people to exchange moon cakes as a way to
express the happiness of a family reunion.
In the Qing Dynasty, moon cakes came to
be stuffed with walnut paste, similar to
these we now have.
This
article by Yang Tianqing and Daniel Kister.
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