This past Thursday, September 15, 2016, Chinese people all over the world celebrated the Mid Autumn Festival. The Mid Autumn Festival is one of the most important festivals for Chinese people after the Spring Festival. This day occurs during the time of the year where the moon is the brightest and the most round. This tradition goes back to the Tang Dynasty. The moon is very important to the Chinese people and represents many things such as peace, reunion, and prosperity. The most popular food by far that people eat during this celebration is moon cake. Moon cake are a Chinese pastry and are circular to represent reunion, just like the moon does. In Chinese class, we learned a lot about the Mid Autumn Festival and how important it is for the Chinese people. It symbolizes all good things such as happiness and peace. The people who celebrate this holiday love to reunite with their family, eat mooncake, and enjoy the holiday.
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Alanna- what an interesting article. I did not know all of these facts about the Mid Autumn Festival, but I’m glad I do now.
I enjoyed this article. It was very informative. I like the simplicity of the text because it got the point across in a short but sweet manner.
今天我可以吃月饼了! Yay
Mid autumn festival was so popular back in Asia! We had at least 5 day vacation and the whole country was stuck with traffics because of the cars going back to hometown 老家。I miss going to my grandparent’s home and seeing my cousins. We came from different parts of the country.That was the only time of the year the whole family was able to come together and become united.
I found this article very interesting. I learned a lot about the moon festival. I think it’s interesting that it symbolizes happiness and peace.
This article was very interesting and I learned a lot of fun facts. This taught me that the moon is very important to Chinese culture and has many symbols. I also learned that there are various foods they eat during this holiday but one key food is the moon cake. Lastly, I learned that during this holiday people spend time with their family. This holiday is a time of peace and happiness.
从这篇文章中，我学到了一些东西很有意思，我不知道之前：月饼是中国糕点和是圆形代表团圆，就像月亮一样。
今年的中秋节很有趣。我很喜欢吃豆沙月饼。虽然今年中秋节没能跟我的亲戚过，但是我还是很高兴。
From reading this article, I learned some new things about the mid autumn fesitival. I didn’t know that it was a symbol for all good things. The information that was in the article was very interesting. Before reading this I didn’t fully know the importance of the moon to the Chinese people. Also from reading this, I learned about foods eaten during this holiday.
From this article, I learned that many people experience this mid autumn festival. It happens when the moon is brightest during the year. It comes from the Tang Dynasty a long time ago. The moon represents all good things in Chinese so it is very siginificant to the Chinese people. It is a perfect holiday to reunite with your family
I learned many things during this writing piece. For example, I learned that the moon represents peace, reunion, and prosperity to chinese people. This holiday marks back to the Tang Dynasty. A tradition of this holiday is to eat moon cakes. This festival is celebrated around the world.
I feel like this article is very informative and talks a lot about the Chinese culture. Even though I am from China, I still learned that Chinese people from all over the world still celebrate their holidays even when they’re not in their home country. This shows that every Chinese person values their culture and represents it.
I learned a lot of things from this article. It helped me understand the mid autumn holiday much better while also being very interesting! 中秋节快乐?！
I learned a lot of things from this article. It helped me understand the mid autumn holiday much better while also being very interesting! I learned that the moon is circular and it symbolizes reunion, the mid autumn festival is a good holiday to spend with your family. I also learned that this tradition dates all the way back to the Tang Dynasty. Very fun to read. 中秋节快乐?！
I learned that the tradition of the moon festival goes back to the Tang Dynasty. I also learned that the moon represents peace and prosperity. 我最喜欢中秋节！中秋节是我最喜欢的假期。Thank you for writing this article to inform others about his great holiday! Can’t wait to read more soon!
The mid autumn festival is a wonderful time of year, and I’m happy there was an article written about it. I wasn’t aware of what the moon festival took place around the full moon. I also wasn’t aware that the Moon Festival was key to the ideas of peace, prosperity, and such. Great article!
This article about the Mid Autumn Festival was extremely interesting! It’s pretty cool to see that it has been a tradition since the Tang Dynasty. 中秋节快乐。
This is a very nice tribute to the Mid Autumn Festival. I think it is lovely how the people of China can gather together as a community for this holiday. I like how their traditions mean so much to them.
This article was of interest to me because I remember Mrs. Song telling me about the Mid Autumn Festival during class. I learned that the moon is brightest and roundest during this time of the year. I also learned that the moon represents happiness and peace. I liked how you explained each detail to make sense of the Mid Autumn Festival. Thank you for sharing.
This article is very helpful to learn about the Mid Autumn Festival. From class and reading this article, I have learned that the tradition comes from the Tang Dynasty and that the moon is very important to the Chinese people. The moon represents peace, reunion, and prosperity in Chinese culture. I have also learned that the moon is the brightest on this day. Also, the most common food to eat during the Mid Autumn Festival is moon cakes. It is a very fun and exciting holiday for Chinese people.
This article was very intriguing to me. I learned that the Mid Autumn Festival is one of the most important festival for Chinese people. What I found interesting about this article was how the Mid Autumn Festival’s tradition dates all the way back to the Tang Dynasty. I also learned that the festival symbolizes good things like happiness and peace. Well written!
I really like the meaning of the Mid-Autumn festival. It really is a significant an meaningful holiday for those who celebrate it. I never would have thought the moon could mean so much to other people around the world. I learned a lot about the mid-autumn festival from his article. Can’t wait until the Spring Festival~
中秋节是众多节日中最特别的一个，我们在这一天吃月饼，赏月，与家人朋友团聚在一起，十分有意义。
Really interesting article, I learned a lot. I didn’t know that the tradition of Mid-Autumn Festival goes back to the Tang Dynasty. I also didn’t know that the moon represented peace, reunion and prosperity. In my family, the Mid-Autumn festival means a lot to us. We would go out as a family to eat dinner and spend time with each other looking at the moon.
Very interesting! I like the fact that bright moon symbolizes peace, prosperity and happiness. It sounds like a golden age. This article has convinced me enough. I might as well celebrate Moon Festival next year. Anyways, to all the Chinese people out there : Happy Moon Festival!
This article taught me some things that I didn’t know about the Mid-Autumn Festival. One new thing I learned was that this tradition started during the Tang Dynasty. I also learned how the moon itself is meant to represent peace, prosperity, and reunion. One last thing I learned was that moon cakes are circular to represent reunion like the moon does. Thank you for writing this very informative article! 谢谢！
Like other holidays, food is always the important part — Moon cake. I love moon cakes, especially if it comes with the yellow eggs. I learned many fun facts about the Mid-Autumn festivals. It is good that family can come together and enjoy the moon cakes. I can’t wait for the next year’s festival.
I have learned many things from this article. I’ve always celebrated the Mid Autumn Festival at home but didn’t know too much on why Chinese people celebrated this holiday. I didn’t know that the holiday had to be exactly on the day that the moon is brightest and roundest. Thank you for sharing this article!
Thanks for sharing what you have learned about the Moon Festival! I learned so much from this article!
From this article, I learned that the moon is the largest and roundest on the Mid Autumn Festival. I love moon cake and I can’t wait to celebrate this year!
I think this article is very interesting! Thank you for sharing your knowledge about the moon festival. This is something I will never forget for Chinese class as well as the cultural aspect.
I have learned many things from this article. Learning about the mid autumn festival and eating moon cakes was very interesting.
This article was extremely interesting. I learned that the moon is largest and brightest during the mid-autumn festival. I also learned that the moon represents peace and reunion in the Chinese culture.
Great article. I learned a lot from this article. I learned how it is related to the Tang Dynasty. I also learned the meaning of moon cake, how it means reunion.
Wow! This story dates back to the Tang dynasty? That’s impressive! This article is very informative and interesting.
What a great article that told me so many things about the mid autumn festival that i’ve never heard of before. Very helpful!
Thanks for writing this article! Now, I’ll know more information about one of the most important holidays my family and I celebrate! The moon is definitely an important aspect in Chinese culture and moon cakes are definitely delicious! Great work!
I really appreciated this article because not only did it explain the origin of this festival but also the traditions that corresponds with it.
Wow this is very interesting and I got to learn a lot about the Mooncake Festival. Thanks for sharing!
中秋节应该是和家人团聚的日子. 一家人和和睦睦团圆在一起吃着月饼. 我真的特别爱吃月饼,每次过节的时候家里都要备上几盒子月饼. 我最爱吃豆沙馅的月饼真的很好吃. 我希望可以让更多人知道中国的传统美食. 把中国文化发扬光大.
Thanks for writing this article! There’s a lot of facts about the mid-autumn festival that I had no idea about. For example, I didn’t know that this tradition dated back to the Tang dynasty. I also didn’t know that the moon and moon cakes have special meanings in the Chinese culture. The moon represents peace, reunion, and prosperity. Mooncakes also represent reunion along with the moon, no wonder so many people eat this with their families! The mid-autumn festival is a great time of the year where families can join together to celebrate, eat moon cakes and happily observe the bright, round moon in the sky.
Thanks for this amazing article! I’ve always celebrated the mid autumn festival and I love eating moon cakes during the holiday. However, I never knew it’s origins and it’s history. For example, I never knew that this tradition goes back to the Tang Dynasty. It’s also very interesting how the moon represents peace, reunion, and prosperity.
Thanks for writing this article, as I believe that when learning Chinese it is also important to learn about the culture. From this article, I learned a lot of facts that I did not previously know. I never knew that the moon in Chinese culture stands for so many things such as reunion and peace. I also never knew that this holiday dates back all the way back to the Tang dynasty. It always amazes me how long Chinese traditions last. One thing I found surprising was that this holiday takes place when the moon is the most round and brightest. Keep up the good work!