A bountiful crescendo

"Your hand should be steady, you can shake the egg lightly to let the yolk settle, lowering the center of gravity to maintain balance."

Under her guidance, many children masterfully present their upright eggs. Seeing that some have successfully done so makes the rest eager to try.

In addition to offering sacrifices to the moon and ancestors, there is also the custom of sending the autumn cattle, which corresponds to the similar custom that takes place on the spring equinox.

The so-called autumn cattle is a piece of red paper printed with the solar term and the pattern of farming cattle. On the autumn equinox, people who can speak and sing well will take the pictures from house to house and say — or sing — some auspicious words in order to receive some pocket money. This activity is also called "speaking autumn".