Today is Mid-autumn Day, a time for family reunion. Although I am far away from home, I hope the bright moonlight can take my best wishes to my family in China.
Mid-Autumn Day (in Chinese: Zhong qiu jie), also known as the Moon Festival, is a traditional and national holiday in China. This festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, which is usually around late September or early October in the Gregorian calendar. Tonight, the moon is the fullest and roundest in the year.
The traditional food of this festival is the mooncake, of which there are many different varieties.Some moon cakes are made of wheat flour, sugar, lotus seed powder and red beans.
In ancient China, people considered the moon as a symbol of brightness, purity, and goodness. There are many beautiful poems and fairy tales about the moon. The most popular story is about a lady named Chang’e. She flew to the moon and lived in the Moon Palace with a jade rabbit.
Farmers celebrate the end of the summer harvesting season on this date. Traditionally on this day, Chinese family members and friends will gather to admire the bright mid-autumn harvest moon, and eat moon cakes under the moon together.
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