11/09/2026
🌕 中秋佳节｜送秋，传承莆田孝亲文化
说起中秋，大家想到的是赏月、吃月饼、家人团聚；但对莆田、兴化人而言，从农历八月初一至十五，还有一项代代相传的传统习俗——“送秋”。
过去，莆田沿海一带曾有重男轻女的陋习。相传宋代时，当地官员为改变这种观念，鼓励已出嫁的女儿在中秋期间回娘家，并备办各种礼物孝敬父母，除了中秋节食品，也要准备衣物。
入秋后天气渐凉，女儿会为父母备妥从鞋袜到衣帽等过冬衣物，以表达对父母的细心关爱，也藉此让人们明白——女儿同样能尽孝，同样能回馈父母。
久而久之，“送秋”便成为莆田独具特色的中秋习俗。时至今日，乡亲们仍会带上月饼、香芋、板栗、兴化米粉、猪蹄等节庆食品，以及鞋袜、衣物等，送回娘家，向父母表达孝心与感恩。
因此，莆田人的中秋不只是“团圆节”，也是充满孝亲、敬老与感恩的“孝敬节”。
🌕Mid-Autumn Festival｜“Song Qiu” — A Putian Tradition of Filial Love
When we think of the Mid-Autumn Festival, we often think of mooncakes, moon-gazing and family reunions.
For the Putian and Xinghua communities, however, the period from the 1st to the 15th day of the eighth lunar month is also marked by a unique tradition passed down through generations — “Song Qiu” （送秋）.
In the past, some coastal areas of Putian were deeply influenced by the traditional preference for sons over daughters.
According to tradition, during the Song Dynasty, a local official sought to change this mindset by encouraging married daughters to return to their parents’ homes during the Mid-Autumn period and prepare gifts to honour and care for their parents. These gifts included not only festive foods, but also clothing.
As autumn brought cooler weather and winter approached, daughters would prepare everything their parents needed for the colder months, from shoes and socks to clothes and hats. This was a heartfelt expression of care, while also demonstrating that daughters could be equally filial and capable of caring for their parents.
Over time, “Song Qiu” became a distinctive Mid-Autumn tradition of Putian. Even today, families may bring mooncakes, taro, chestnuts, Xinghua rice vermicelli, pork trotters, as well as clothing and other gifts back to their parents’ homes as a gesture of filial love and gratitude.
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