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Vocabulary (單字)

1.    Moon Festival / Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋節

2.    August 15th of the lunar calendar 農曆八月十五日

3.    watch the full moon 賞月

4.    family reunion 闔家團圓

5.    have a barbecue 烤肉

6.    moon cake 月餅

7.    salted yolk 鹹蛋黃

8.    pamelo 柚子

9.    Wu Kang 吳剛

10.  cassia tree 月桂樹

11.  Chang Ou 嫦娥

12.  Cold Palace 廣寒宮

13.  Hou Yi 后羿

14.  Jade Rabbit 玉兔

All about the Moon Festival (關於中秋節)

The Moon Festival is on August 15th of the lunar calendar.

On that day, there is always a full moon in the sky.

In Chinese custom, a full moon means family reunion.

Because of this, the Moon Festival is a time for family reunions.

On this day, many families enjoy watching the full moon together.

Some families will bake large cakes, called moon cakes.

Each member of the family will eat a piece of the cake to show their unity.

Some moon cakes have salted yolks in them.

When we slice a moon cake, we can see a salted yolk in the center.

It looks just like a full moon!

People share moon cakes with their friends and relatives.

The Moon Festival is also the season of pomelos.

The pomelo symbolizes prosperity.

On this day, many children use pomelo peels to make hats and

 they wear them for fun.