月亮moon

The moon at night of the Mid-autumn Day

嫦娥

月饼 moon cake

中秋节

Mid-Autumn Day

Chinese traditional Mid-Autumn Day is on August 15th in Chinese lunar calendar. It is just the time exactly in the middle of autumn. So People in ancient China would like to call this day Mid-Autumn Day. At night of Mid-Autumn Day, you can see a big , beautiful, round and bright moon in the sky. People look on moon as a symbol of reunion. The moon cake is the traditional food for Mid-Autumn Day. It is round and sweet. The family members usually have dinner with moon cakes together, then watch the moon at night in Mid-Autumn Day.