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The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional Chinese festival with a history of m...
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional Chinese festival with a history of more than 2000 years. It is usually celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, which corresponds to the autumn equinox in the solar calendar. The Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the "Mooncake Festival" and "Lantern Festival".Main customs of the Mid-autumn FestivalThe most distinctive feature of the Mid-Autumn Festival is mooncakes, which are round in shape, symbolizing the round moon. Mooncakes are made of sugar, flour and other ingredients, with different tastes and shapes. People usually eat mooncakes at home with their family.The Mid-Autumn Festival is also called "watching the moon". On this day, people usually go out to watch the full moon, which is considered as a symbol of reunion and family reunion. Some people also believe that watching the moon on this day can dispel evil and bring good luck.Lighting lanterns is another important custom of the Mid-Autumn Festival. People usually release lanterns into the sky, which symbolize wishes for peace, happiness and reunion. In some places, people also release sky lanterns during the Mid-Autumn Festival.The legend of the Mid-autumn FestivalThere are many legends about the Mid-Autumn Festival, among which the most famous legend is about a fairy named Chang'e. It is said that one day, a fairy named Chang'e accidentally drank an elixir of immortality and became immortal. However, she was banished to the moon for stealing the elixir of immortality and became a fairy. Later, on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, people in China would send their best wishes to Chang'e on earth by watching the moon and eating mooncakes.
