mid autumn

Mid-AutumnDay

everyonelikestoeat

milieshaveadinnertogethertocelebratethefestival.

Asayinggoesthat"Themooninyourhometownisalmostalwaysthebrightestand

roundest".Manypeoplewholivefarawayfromhomewanttogobacktohavea

pyitistoenjoythemooncakeswhilewatchingthefull

moonwithyourfamilymembers.

AccordingtoaChinemythology,theearthoncehad10sunscirclingoverit.

Oneday,all10sunsappearedtogether,scorchingtheearthwiththeirheatandthe

earthwassavedwhenastrongarcher,HouYi,succeededinshootingdown9ofthem.

Then,HouYiwasrewardedanelixirofimmortalityforhixploitbytheheavenly

yslater,whenHouYiwashuntingoutside,Pengmeng,one

ofHouYi’ssolider,ranintothehishouwiththesword,bullyingChang-ewhois

HouYi’swife,ssness,Chang-eimmediatelyswallowedit,

singhiswife,Hou

Yistaredatthemooninhisyardwithsomemooncakesmadebyhimlfandhoped

amythabouttheoriginofMid-Autumn

festival.

ThetraditionalofcelebratingMid-AutumnDaybecamepopularthroughout

worshipthemoononthelunarAugust15th.

Onthisday,underthebrightmoon,familiesreuniteandenjoythemoon’sbeauty.

Nowadays,theMid-autumndayinchinausuallycomesinSeptemberorOctober.

In2006,thisfestivalwaslistedasoneofChina’sculturalheritages,andin2008,it

wasclassifiedasastatutorypublicholiday.

Mooncakes,asindispensabledeliciousfoodoftheMid-AutumnDay,aregifts

thatpeoplendtofamiliesandfriendsduringthefestivalandusuallyeatenon

lly,therearecharacters,like“longevity”,“goodfortune”

and“harmony”,onthetraditionalmooncakes.