zhōng qiū jié中秋节：jiā rén家人tuán yuán团圆de的chuán tǒng传统jié rì节日
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is an important traditional festival in China, celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month every year.
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.
The most important meaning of the Mid-Autumn Festival is 'reunion'.
No matter how busy people are with work, they try their best to go home and have dinner with their families on this day.
After dinner, everyone enjoys the moon together, admiring the round and bright moon.
The full moon symbolizes reunion and also represents happiness and peace.
Eating mooncakes is a traditional custom of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Mooncakes come in many flavors, such as red bean paste, lotus seed paste, five nuts, and salted egg yolk.
People give mooncakes to each other to express blessings and longing.
Some families even make mooncakes themselves to make the festival feel more ceremonial.
In the evening, besides moon gazing, many places also have activities like guessing lantern riddles, admiring lanterns, and cultural performances.
Children love playing with lanterns the most, and elders enjoy telling the story of Chang'e flying to the moon.
This year's holiday is relatively long, and many people plan to travel or spend a warm evening at home with their families.
No matter where people are, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival that makes people feel reunion and warmth.
May everyone enjoy the bright moon and share happiness on this beautiful night.