The Mid—Autumn Festival falls on the l5th day of the 8 th lunar month． when the moon is the fullest and brightest of the whole yean This festival has a very long history．In ancient China，emperors followed the tradition of offering sacrifices to the sun in spring and to the moon in autumn．By the Tang Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival had been fixed as a holiday, which became even grander in the Song Dynasty. In the Ming and Qing dynasties，it grew to be a major festival of China together with the Spring Festival，the Qingming Festival and Dragon Boat Festival． On this day, people enjoy the full, bright moon, worship it and express their thoughts and feelings in the moonlight．
每年的农历八月十五为中秋节，是月亮在一年中最圆、最亮的一天。中秋节的历史非常悠久。自古以来，历代皇帝都遵循着春季祭日、秋季祭月的传统。到唐代，中秋节开始作为固定节日；宋朝时，这一节日更为盛行。至明清，中秋节已成为一个与春节、清明节和端午节并列的重大节日。在中秋节这天，人们会在月下观赏祭拜，寄托个人情怀。