The Legend of Mid-autumn Festival

The Legend of Mid-autumn Festival

Mid-autumn festival is one of the most important day for Chinese people. The families will get together and enjoy the reunion. Mooncake is the typical food. People will have it while appreciate the full moon. At this time, the old generation like to tell the story of Hou Yi and his wife, which is the coming of this festival. Hou Yi is a man with great strength. He shot down nine suns and left only one. While his wife was so curious to taste the pill which Hou Yi told her to keep it for him. Then his wife flied to the moon and left Hou Yi forever. It is said that the wife lives in the moon. So when we look at moon, she is watching us.

　　中秋节对于中国人来说是重要的一天，家人会聚集在一起，享受团聚的时刻。月饼是中秋节经典的食物，人们在赏月的时候就会吃月饼。这个时候，老一辈喜欢讲后羿和他妻子的故事，这也是这个节日的来由。后羿是一个力气很大的男人，他击落了九个太阳，只留下了一个。而他的妻子由于好奇，吃下了后裔叫她看管的药丸。随后他的妻子就飞向月球，永远离开了后羿。据说他的妻子住在月球上。所以，当我们看向月亮的时候，她也在看我们。