Why do we eat mooncakes on mooncake festival?

Question

Why do we eat mooncakes on mooncake festival?

Answer 1

The Chinese celebrated the lantern/Moon Fairy festival with Moon cakes but there is another significance to your question which is more historic.

Think it was during the time of the Sung Dynasty ? when China was under the rule of the Mongol hordes, the rebels/freedom fighters smuggled their secret messages in mooncakes during the lanten festival.

Answer 2

Whats the fastest cake in the world?

....... Scone!

(Its gone) For those of you who don't get it.

Answer 3

Tradition?

Answer 4

Because first of all, they are yummy, and the tradition of passing secret messages and the lantern festival. It keeps our culture alive.

Answer 5

agree with leo n dedok...it's to celebrate the bravery of those villages who risked their lives against a monachic (not sure abt spelling) king...