How time flies! The Mid-Autumn Festival of the year 2020 is around the corner!
时光飞逝，又是一年中秋佳节。
As one of the Chinese traditional festivals, the Mid-Autumn Festival is known as one of the four traditional festivals, and the other three are the Spring Festival, the Tomb-Sweeping Day and the Dragon Boat Festival . There are many legends and stories about the Mid-Autumn Festival among people. However, in fact, the Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the astronomical worship of the sky in ancient times and evolved from the Mid-Autumn Festival month in remote ages. It was popularized in the Han Dynasty, finalized in the early Tang Dynasty, and prevailed after the Song Dynasty.
作为中国传统节日，中秋节与春节、清明节、端午节并称为中国四大传统节日。在民间流传着很多关于中秋节的传说和故事。但是，事实上，中秋节源自天象崇拜，由上古时代秋夕祭月演变而来。普及于汉代，定型于唐朝初年，盛行于宋朝以后。
When it comes to the Mid-Autumn Festival, we cannot but mention the word "reunion". On that day, people go back to their homes and reunite with their family; Or as Su Shi wrote in his poem, we can reunite with our family regardless of the distance by gazing at the same moon and expect the moon to deliver our sentiment of missing to each other. In addition, people also pray for harvest and happiness on that day.
提到中秋节，就不得不提到“团圆”一词。在这一天，大家都奔赴家中，与亲人团聚；抑或是像苏轼所写一般“但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。”即使是亲人之间相隔千里，也可以欣赏同一轮明月，期盼明月传递相思。此外，在中秋这天，人们还会在这天祈盼丰收、幸福。
On that day, moon cakes are the traditional food that people often eat. Since ancient times, people have had the habit of eating moon cakes on the Mid-Autumn Festival. However, the variety of moon cakes at that time was still limited. Today, there are many kinds of moon cakes from pastry to fillings: Wu Ren, salted egg yolk, red bean...Each flavor wins loyal fans with its unique texture.
在中秋这天，人们常吃的传统美食是月饼。从古代起，人们便有中秋节吃月饼的习惯了，但是当时的月饼种类还比较有限，发展到今天，从酥皮到馅料都有了很多种类：五仁、咸蛋黄、红豆...每种口味都以其独特的口感赢得忠实的粉丝。
This year, due to the pandemic, many people may not be able to go back to their family to get together, but we can still enjoy the full moon and deliver our feeling of missing and blessings to families far away by the moon.
今年由于疫情的原因，很多人可能无法回到亲人身边团聚，但是我们仍然可以共赏一轮明月，托明月将思念和祝福带给远方的家人。
Translator：刘哲（Jessica）
Date: September 24, 2020
