The Mid-Autumn Festival has an interesting history. Long ago in one of the
dynasties of China there was a king who was very cruel to the people and did not
manage the country well. The people were so angry that some brave ones suggested
killing the king. So they wrote notes telling about the meeting place and time
and put them into cakes. On the 15th day of the 8th lunar month every person was
told to buy the cakes. When they ate them they discovered the notes. So they
gathered together to make a sudden attack on the king. From then on the Chinese
people celebrate on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month and eat moon cakes in
memory of that important event.
When the Mid-Autumn Festival is near, shop windows are beautifully decorated.
Many moon cakes are displayed for people to buy. People send presents such
aswine, fruits and moon cakes to their friends and relatives. In the evening of
the day, they have a feast. After the feast, they go out to the garden to look
at the moon. The children run and laugh on the streets.
It is believed that the moon is at her brightest on this night. Many poems
have been written about it, and poets are never tired of reading and writing
such poems. In Chinese literature, the moon of the Mid Autumn Festival has been
compared to a looking-glass, a jade
rabbit, and so on. It seems that Chinese literature takes far more interest in
the moon than in the sun.
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