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Mid-Autumn Festival: A Traditional Festival for Family Reunion
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jīn tiān今天shìzhōng qiū jié中秋节

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival.

zhōng qiū jié中秋节shìzhōng guó中国zhòng yào重要dechuán tǒng传统jié rì节日měi nián每年nóng lì农历bā yuè八月shí wǔ十五qìng zhù庆祝

The Mid-Autumn Festival is an important traditional festival in China, celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month every year.

jīn nián今年dezhōng qiū jié中秋节tè bié特别qiǎozhèng hǎo正好guó qìng jié国庆节jià qī假期xiāng lián相连suǒ yǐ所以quán guó全国fàng jià放假tiānhěnduōréndōuyǒugèngduōshí jiān时间jiā rén家人tuán jù团聚

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival is special because it coincides with the National Day holiday, so the whole country has an eight-day holiday, giving many people more time to reunite with their families.

zhōng qiū jié中秋节zuìzhòng yào重要deyì yì意义shìtuán yuán团圆

The most important meaning of the Mid-Autumn Festival is 'reunion'.

bù guǎn不管rén men人们gōng zuò工作duōmángzhètiāndōuhuìjǐn liàng尽量huí jiā回家jiā rén家人yì qǐ一起chī fàn吃饭

No matter how busy people are with work, they try their best to go home and have dinner with their families on this day.

wǎn fàn晚饭hòudà jiā大家yì qǐ一起shǎng yuè赏月xīn shǎng欣赏yòuyuányòuliàngdeyuè liàng月亮

After dinner, everyone enjoys the moon together, admiring the round and bright moon.

yuán yuè圆月xiàng zhēng象征tuán yuán团圆dài biǎo代表xìng fú幸福píng ān平安

The full moon symbolizes reunion and also represents happiness and peace.

chīyuè bǐng月饼shìzhōng qiū jié中秋节dechuán tǒng传统xí sú习俗

Eating mooncakes is a traditional custom of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

yuè bǐng月饼yǒuhěnduōkǒu wèi口味bǐ rú比如dòu shā豆沙lián róng莲蓉wǔ rén五仁dàn huáng蛋黄

Mooncakes come in many flavors, such as red bean paste, lotus seed paste, five nuts, and salted egg yolk.

rén men人们huìhù xiāng互相zèng sòng赠送yuè bǐng月饼biǎo dá表达zhù fú祝福sī niàn思念

People give mooncakes to each other to express blessings and longing.

yǒudejiā tíng家庭háihuìzì jǐ自己zuòyuè bǐng月饼ràngjié rì节日gèngyǒuyí shì仪式gǎn

Some families even make mooncakes themselves to make the festival feel more ceremonial.

wǎn shàng晚上chú le除了shǎng yuè赏月hěnduōdì fāng地方háihuìyǒucāidēng mí灯谜shǎnghuā dēng花灯wén yì文艺biǎo yǎn表演děnghuó dòng活动

In the evening, besides moon gazing, many places also have activities like guessing lantern riddles, admiring lanterns, and cultural performances.

hái zi men孩子们zuìxǐ huān喜欢wánhuā dēng花灯lǎo rén老人xǐ huān喜欢jiǎngcháng é bēn yuè嫦娥奔月degù shì故事

Children love playing with lanterns the most, and elders enjoy telling the story of Chang'e flying to the moon.

jīn nián今年jià qī假期bǐ jiào比较zhǎngbù shǎo不少rénjì huà计划wài chū外出lǚ xíng旅行huòjiā rén家人yì qǐ一起zàijiādù guò度过wēn xīn温馨deyè wǎn夜晚

This year's holiday is relatively long, and many people plan to travel or spend a warm evening at home with their families.

wú lùn无论shēnzàihé chù何处zhōng qiū jié中秋节dōushìràngréngǎn shòu感受dàotuán yuán团圆wēn qíng温情dejié rì节日

No matter where people are, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival that makes people feel reunion and warmth.

yuàndà jiā大家dōunéngzàizhè ge这个měi hǎo美好deyè wǎn夜晚gòngshǎngmíng yuè明月gòng xiǎng共享xìng fú幸福

May everyone enjoy the bright moon and share happiness on this beautiful night.

By Easy Mandarin News|AI-assisted
中秋节:家人团圆的传统节日 - Easy Mandarin News