SIGNIFICANCE OF POMELOES DURING THE MID AUTUMN FESTIVAL
The pomelo is a beloved fruit of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Chinese are loath to waste any part of it. After munching the pomelo's sweet and juicy flesh, the Chinese don't dispose of the skin; instead, they put the pomelo rinds on their heads. In Mandarin, pomelos are called 柚子 (you zi), a homophone for words that mean "prayer for a son." Therefore, eating pomelos and putting their rinds on the head signify a prayer for the youth in the family. In addition, the Chinese believe that by placing pomelo rinds on their heads, the moon goddess Chang'e will see them and respond to their prayers when she looks down from the moon.
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