Oblations for moon viewing

陰暦8月15日の中秋の名月と､同9月13日の後の名月を観賞する行事｡中国の風に習い平安時代に始まったが､民間でも盛んになったのは江戸時代である｡薄や秋草､里芋､栗､団子などを供える｡Moon viewing parties were held in Japan on the 15th of the eighth month and 13th of the ninth month on the lunar calendar. The custom originated in China and was adopted in Japan during the Heian Period. It became very popular in the Edo Period. Dumplings, chestnuts, taro, autumn flowers, and eulalia grass are offered to the full moon