Mid-Autumn Festival, in Chinese "zhong qiu jie," is the second-most important festival in China after the Chinese New Year.
Mid-AutumnFestival，中文是“中秋节”，是继农历新年之后中国第二重要的节日x9w*xcGi[p。
It's also known as the Moon Festival or the Mooncake Festival.
它也被叫做月亮节，或者是月饼节2,S(a5!@q(k4^P%_+y2;。
Mid-Autumn Festival takes place annually on the 15th day of the 8th month in the Chinese lunar calendar.
中秋节定在每年的农历八月十五日0tTHGg~wFXyEvmOA5w!。
In 2021, it falls on Sep.21.
2021年，中秋节的阳历日期为9月21日R%YnPQh4Se[!IJp6~6Bm。
China will have a 3-day holiday from Sep.19 to Sep. 21.
9月19日至9月21日，中国将会放假调休，共3天[~eduPh!wazg(W&E+)。
The Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history of over 3,000 years.
中秋节有着3000多年的悠久历史9~-QqkW7qds。
It originated from the moon worship from the Pre-Qin Period.
它是由先秦时期的“祭月”而来59ohD+zlpJU。
The term "zhong qiu" first appeared in the Confucian classic Rites of Zhou, written between the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty.
“中秋”一词现存文字记载最早见于汉代文献，成书于两汉之间的《周礼》xws_qi6y,16ol!v。
The Mid-Autumn Festival became an official national holiday in the Tang Dynasty.
中秋节大约是在唐代成为官方认定的全国性节日=XU1&.ip_RKiglYO。
At that time, the Festival was popular in northern China.
唐代时，中秋风俗在我国北方已流行7H,pNxnOCM)k;AgVb。
People admired the moon, and many poets wrote poems about it.
人们会在此期间赏月，许多诗人的名篇中都有咏月的诗句Hay*47ylnT.]。
In the Northern Song Dynasty, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month was established as the Mid-Autumn Festival. It became a popular folk festival.
北宋时期，正式定阴历八月十五为中秋节7zpv3WTRfmGAk。这个节日也就成为了普遍的民俗节日Q=9*Djmrms~HPzHH!O|7。
The term mooncake first appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty.
月饼一词最早出现于南宋.#TQ.|dzga7cj-PCg;ZJ。
During the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, Mid-Autumn Festival has become one of the major Chinese folk festivals.
在明朝和清朝时期，中秋已成为中国民间的主要节日之一ned^V-zS2zS%0o%6B。

Since the Ming Dynasty, mooncakes were only eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
自明代起，月饼就只限于中秋节服用了mMry^l5oC252。
The Mooncake Festival became a Public Holiday in 2008.
2008年开始，中秋节成为了法定节假日sg]d_^NL&3jRbICh.W。
The legends of the Mid-Autumn Festival are rich, the Jade Rabbit pounding herbal medicine, Wu Gang Cuts the Ostmasths Tree, and other mythical stories are widely spread.
中秋节有着各种各样的的传说，比如玉兔捣药、吴刚伐桂以及其他广为流传的故事M4]xp=W!;~#V91N。
The most famous one is Chang'e flying to the moon.
其中最著名的要数嫦娥奔月_z)Dm]X+4lvl。
Chang'e swallowed an elixir of immortality and flew to the moon with her rabbit.
吞下长生不老药后，嫦娥带着她的兔子飞向了月亮9Y*bQkAM;iJX。
Her husband Hou Yi felt very sad.
她的丈夫后羿非常难过l&3(9=o,zK。
He displayed the fruits and cakes Chang'e liked in the yard, and reunited with Chang'e in this way on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month every year.
于是每年农历八月初五，他会在院子里摆放嫦娥喜欢的水果和糕点，以这一的方式与嫦娥团聚cE+x)eS;+G0K!KcY#WC。
By the way, this is how the name of China's lunar exploration project came about, Chang'e Project and the Jade Rabbit Moon Rover.
顺便说一句，这就是中国探月工程名称的由来--嫦娥探月工程和玉兔月球车;o(&x%avjUlvef#5uC3。
In ancient times, the Mooncake Festival was a time for a family reunion, which is the main reason why the festival is so important.
在古代，中秋节是一家人团聚的日子，这就是这个节日如此重要的主要原因,c*ZW1DGW=rTk。
It's also a time for people to pray for a good harvest and happiness.
同时，这也是人们祈求丰收和期盼幸福的时候GS1Q4jrpPFFz。
Nowadays, people mainly celebrate it as a time for family reunions.
而如今，人们主要把它作为家庭团聚的日子)]Md[Y2PB20;X6px。