TodayisMid-autumnFestival,fathertakesustogototheseasideenjoythegloriousfullmoon.Iseethatslowly,Lunahasrisen,whenseemingasiftheshylittlegirl,risestothetopofthebuilding,asifbold,hassprungallofasuddentocomeoutfrombuildingangle,moonlightsprinklesthefullearthimmediately.Themoonisveryround.Weenjoythegloriousfullmoonaswellas,eatingmooncake.Happydayshasgobyallofasudden,inthemid-autumnthisisreallyhappy!
Mid-AutumnDaycomes.ItisatraditionalChinesefestival.Peoplewilljointogethertocelebratethisfestival.Itmeansunion.InthedaytimeIwenttomarketwithmymothertobuysomevegetable,fruitandmeat.Wealsoboughtmanymooncakes.Becauseintheeveningthewholefamilywillhavesuppertogether.Whenwecamebackhome,Ihelpedmymothertoprepareforthesupper.Iwashedthevegatableandfruit.Intheeveningmyfamilymemberandrelativescamebackandwehadarichsuppertogether.Wetalkedanddrankwinewitheachother.Afterthesupper,Weenjoyedthemoonandatemooncakes.Themoonisverybigandround.Ispentaveryhappyday.
InChina,Mid-autumnDayisconsideredtobeasymboloffamilyreunion.Onthisday,allthefamilymembersgathertogetherathometocelebratethisspecialoccasion.Lastyear,IcouldnotcelebratethefestivalwithmyfamilybecauseIwasinuniversity.However,thisspecialdayleftadeepimpressiononme.
Istillremembertheatmosphereofthatevening.Allthestudentswhocouldnotgobackhomeassembledinourclassroom,havingapartytocelebratethistraditionalfestival.Wetriedourbesttoshowourownenthusiasm.Asanethnicminority,Iperformedapeacockdance,whichreceivedwarmapplause.Afterthetwo-hourparty,wewentouttotheplaygroundandsattogethertoappreciatethemoonbecauseitisatraditiononMid-autumnDay.Weatemooncakes,playedcards,andlistenedtoromanticpoemsrecitedbyoneofourclassmates.Inthatharmoniousatmosphere,nobodyfeltlonelyorhomesickeventhoughwewerefarawayfromourhomes.
Thankstoourclassmates,IexperiencedsuchacolorfulandinterestingMid-autumnDayatmyuniversity.Thus,IlearnedtovalueallthefestivalsIspentduringmyuniversitylife.
ThelunarAugust15isChina'straditionalholiday--theMid-Autumnfestival.TheMid-AutumnfestivalandtheSpringFestivalchingMingfestivalDragonBoatFestivalisknownastheChinesehannationality'sfourbigtraditionalholiday.Theword"Mid-Autumnfestival"firstseenin"rites".AccordingtohistoryrecordstheancientimperialsacrificesfeastinthemonthasthelunarAugust15atthetimeofsowingandploughingandahalfsothename"Mid-Autumnfestival";AndbecausethisfestivalinAugustintheautumnsoitisalsocalled"autumnfestival""themidautumnfestival""August""Mid-Autumnfestival";Andprayforthereunionbeliefandrelatedcustomsactivitiesthereforealsocalled"themidautumnfestival""sections".
ForthemainactivityoftheMid-Autumnfestivalisaroundthe"month"sotheyarecommonlyknownas"moonfestival""themoonandthe""chasingday""playonday""worshipfestival";InthetangdynastytheMid-Autumnfestivalisalsoknownas"correct".TheprevalenceofMid-AutumnfestivalbeganinsongdynastytoMingandqingdynastiesalongwithNewYear'sdaytobecomeoneofthemajorfestivalsinChina.AbouttheoriginoftheMid-Autumnfestivalgenerallytherearethree:originatedfromtheancientworshipofthemonththecustomofsonganddancetomeetunderthemoonautumninancientrelicoftheland.
TheMid-Autumnfestivalfrom20xxyearforthenationallegalholiday.CountryattachesgreatimportancetotheprotectionofintangibleculturalheritageMay2020xxyearsthefestivalhavebeenapprovedbythestatecouncillistedinthefirstbatchofstate-levelnon-materialculturalheritagelist.
IthinkMid-AutumnDayisanoldtraditionalfestivalinChina.Everybodylikesitbecauseit'safamilyget-together.Youseeitiscalled"Mid-AutumnDay",soitoftencomesinSeptemberorOctober.Itisonthe15thofthe8thofthelunarmonth.Now,let'ssaysomethingaboutthisinterestingfestival.
Firstly,I'dliketosaysomethingaboutthemoon.IlikeitverymuchbecauseIwanttobeanastronautinthefuture.Thatdaythemoonisround,big,justlikeabeautifulplatehangingonthebluecloth.WhenIseethemoon,Iwillremembertheancientmyths——thegodessChangErandherlittlerabbitareplayingunderthetreewhichWuGanggrows.IwillalsothinkaboutArmstrong'sfirstmoonwalk.IwillalsomissthefriendsinTai-wanisland,inMacaoandChinesepeoplewhoareabroad.Iknowtheyaremissingusverymuch,too.
Secondly,I'11saysomethingaboutthetraditiononMid-AutumnDay.Look!There'sabigtreeinagardenofaChinesefami-ly.Allthefamilymembersaresittingaroundabigtableunderthetreeintheopenair.Theyareeatingthemooncakesandadmiringthefullmooninthesky.Thatisafamilyreuniondinner.Themooncakesandthemoonrepresentthelovefromafamily.Ithinkthisisoneofthemostvaluablethingsintheworld.
Thirdly，itisaverygoodopportunitytomakethreewishesonMid-AutumnDay.Mywishesare:thefirst,I,anastronautinthefuture,wouldliketogotothemoononeday,andstaywiththeskyandstars;thesecond,Ihopeeverypersonintheworldwillstaywithfamily,sharelovefromthefamilyforever;thethird,Ihopeeverybody'sdreamwillcometrue.
ThatistheMid-AutumnDayinmymind.Iwillalwaysre-member:EastorWest,homeisbest.