On September 12th this year, you will see a full moon. It is the Mid-Autumn Festival. The festival is on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. And it is one of the most important festivals in China.
It is a big time for families and friends to get together. In the evening, people sit around a table and look at the bright moon. They eat sweet or salty moon cakes. People can see a lot of lanterns on the street. Children like guessing the answers to the lantern riddles.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is also a harvest festival. Farmers begin to harvest fruits and vegetables.