《明史·志·卷二十九》
立春日赏赐春饼，元宵赐团子，四月八日赐不落荚，嘉靖年问，改赐不落荚为麦饼。端午日赐凉糕粽，重阳日赐糕，腊月初八日赐面，都设在午门外，按照官吏的品级高低排列座次。
立春日赐春饼，元宵日团子，四月八日不落荚，端午日凉糕粽，重阳日糕，腊八日面，俱设午门外，以官品序坐。
The beginning of spring was celebrated with spring cakes, the Lantern Festival with tangyuan, the 8th of the fourth month with "falling jia", during the Jiajing years, this was changed to a wheat cake. The 5th day of the 5th lunar month was celebrated with cold cake zongzi, the Double Ninth Festival with cake, and the 8th day of the twelfth lunar month with noodles, all these events were held outside午门, the seating was arranged according to the rank of the officials.