Eight Days Before Mid-Autumn: The Rules of Moon Worship, and That Old Line “Men Don’t Worship the Moon”
Mid-Autumn is eight days away. When it comes to worshipping the moon — what to set out, what time to start, who may not take part — the old rules are quite clear: besides mooncakes there should be one large “reunion cake”, pomelo belongs on the offering table, and the line “men don’t worship the moon” has a definite source.