Every year, Chinese people celebrate the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar.
中秋節我國民間有家家吃月餅的習俗。美味可口的月餅象征合家團圓、歡聚。
It's traditional to eat moon cakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival. These yummy treats symbolise reunion and happiness.
如今,中秋節已被列為國家法定節假日。很多人會借中秋小長假探訪親朋好友。
Now, Mid-Autumn Festival is listed as an official holiday in China. Many people use this ‘mini-holiday’ to visit family and friends.
Chinese people have celebrated harvest in the Mid-Autumn since ancient times. This custom is similar to the Thanksgiving Day which is observed in North America. The custom of the Mid-Autumn festival became popular all over China as early as Tang Dynasty. The Mid-Autumn festival comes on the lunar August 15. On that day, Chinese people worship moon with their sincere feelings. With the round, snow-white moon suspended in the sky, the family get together from different places and enjoy the bright full moon which symbolize family reunion in Chinese tradition. In 2006, the Mid-Autumn festival is listed as one of China's cultural heritage. And in 2008, Mid-Autumn festival is also classified as public holiday. Moon cakes are indispensable food on the Mid-Autumn festival in Chinese people’s eyes. People give away moon cakes as gifts to their relatives and friends. They also enjoy them on family reunion party. Words, such as “longevity”,” happiness” and “harmony” are impressed on the traditional Chinese moon cakes.