The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important festival s in China. The moon is 1 and fuller than at any other time of year. The full moon is a symbol of reunion(团聚). It is a time for friends and family to gather together, offer 2 to the fall harvest(丰收), and pray(祈求) for good life. People 3 it by gathering for dinners, worshiping (敬奉) the moon, lighting paper lanterns and eating mooncakes.
The most famous food during the Mid-Autumn Festival is mooncakes. Their round 4 and sweet taste symbolize(象征) completeness(圆满) and sweetness. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, people eat mooncakes together with family, or share mooncakes to relatives or friends to5 their love and best wishes. People usually set a table outside their houses and sit together to admire the full moon 6 enjoying tasty mooncakes. Parent s with little kids often tell the story of Chang' e Flying to the Moon. As a game, kids try 7 best to find the shape of Chang' e on the moon.
Lanterns are an 8 part of Mid-Autumn Festival. People make lanterns, carry lanterns in the moonlight, hang lanterns in the9 or houses, release(释放) sky lanterns, or watch lantern shows. A10 is to write riddles(谜语) on lanterns so that people can enjoy solving them with friends or family.
