TheMoonFestival,alwayscelebratedonAugust15ofthelunarcalendar,isoneofthemosttraditionalofChineseholiday.Itisseveralhundredyearsoldandmanybeautifultalesaboutithavebeenhandeddownfromgenerationtogeneration.OnthisdayweeataspecialkindofpastrycalledMoonCake--itrepresentsthemoonandalsomeansfamilyreunion.IthaslongbeenapracticeinourfamilytogettogetherforasmallmoonlightpartyattheNewParkontheeveningofAugust15.Cousinsandsomefriendssometimesjoinus.
Sittingorlyingonthesoftgrass,someofuschathappilyandotherslistentomusic.Andamidstshoutsandlaughterofchildrenchasingaroundexcitedly,Isitquietlyatacornerwatchingthebright,beautifulmoon.
IlikedtheAutumnFestivalverymuchwhenIwasasmallgirl,becauseIwaswithmyfamilythen.OntheeveningofAugust15ofthelunarcalendar,whenthemoonwasbrightest,wealwayssattogetheroutsideinouryardtoeatmooncakes--eatenonlyonthisoccasion--andenjoythebeautifulmoonlight.MotherwouldthentellmethestoryofthemoonfairyChang-o,wholivedinapalaceonthemoon,withajaderabbitforcompanion.IalwaysimaginedthatIwasthemoonfairywheneverIheardthestory.WhenIgrewolder,however,Iwascompelledtoleavehomeforeducationinthecity.AndnowIamlivingaloneawayfromhome.
TheAugustmoononlyservestoremindmeofthelosthappydaysIhadwithmyfamilyinthecountry.
Themid-autumnfestivaliscoming,peopleareveryhappy.
Themid-autumnfestivalisaveryimportantChinesefestival.atthistimethemoonisroundandbright,homeofpeopletogethertoeatmooncakes,lookingatthemoon.themooncakeisacircular,thesymbolicreunion,soeverybodylikeit.
Inthisfestival,ihopeeveryoneintheworldwillstaywithfamily,sharelovefromthefamilyforever,andihopeeverybody‘sdreamwillcometrue.
Ithinkthemiddle-autumnfestivalisaverynicefestivalforChinesepeople.