The Mid-Autumn Festival is an important traditional Chinese festival, where families reunite, eat mooncakes, and admire the moon.
Teacher Liu, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. How do Chinese people usually celebrate it?
The Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. Its most important meaning is reunion. People gather to admire the moon and eat mooncakes.
Oh, I’ve had mooncakes before, with red bean paste and salted egg yolk inside. They’re delicious! Why do people eat mooncakes?
Because mooncakes are round, like the moon, symbolizing family reunion.
I’ve heard there’s also the story of Chang’e flying to the moon, is that right?
Yes, and also legends like the Jade Rabbit pounding medicine and Wu Gang cutting the osmanthus tree. These stories make the Mid-Autumn Festival more romantic.
That’s so interesting. This year I also want to admire the moon with my classmates and experience the festival.
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