Traditions you may not know about Mid-Autumn Festival

8. Drinking osmanthus-flavored wine

Osmanthus flowers open and spread a sweet scent in autumn. Osmanthus-flavored wine is a gift during this season.

Osmanthus fragrance is a symbol of prosperity and auspiciousness. Drinking Osmanthus fragrance wine at Mid-Autumn Festival implies sweetness, wealth and auspiciousness, and prosperity of the family.

People gather together to appreciate the moon in which Wu Gang, who chases Chang'e, is cutting a sweet-scented osmanthus tree outside the Moon Palace, according to a legend. They drink the sweet osmanthus-flavored wine to echo the festival atmosphere.