中秋節(jié)是中國非常重要的一個傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，每年的農(nóng)歷的8月15是中秋節(jié)，現(xiàn)在中秋節(jié)是法定假日，到了這一天，全國人民都放假一天，中秋月圓人團圓，一家人聚在一起吃月餅，賞月。

　　The Mid-Autumn Festival The Mid-Autumn is a very important Chinese festival. It falls on the 15th day of August. A few days before the festival， everyone in the family will help to make the house clean and beautiful. Lanterns will be hung in front of the house.

　　On the evening there will be a big family dinner. People who work far away from their homes will try to come back for the union. After dinner， people will light the lanterns which are usually red and round. Children will play with their own toy lanterns happily.

　　At night the moon is usually round and bright. People can enjoy the moon while eating moon-cakes which are the special food for this festival. They can look back on the past and look forward to the future together. It is said that there was a dragon in the sky. The dragon wanted to swallow up the moon. To protect the frighten the dragon away.