Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, Moon Cake Festival, Reunion Festival, etc., is a traditional Chinese festival.

There are two beautiful legends about the origin of Mid-Autumn Festival:

1. "Chang'e Flying to the Moon" tells the story of a beautiful fairy named Chang'e, who fell in love with a mortal youth and became his wife. But she was forced to ascend to the Moon Palace in the sky and separated from her husband because of eating a magical medicine by mistake. In order to remember her husband, she spent her lonely days in the Moon Palace.

2. "Wu Gang Cutting the Osmanthus" tells the story of Wu Gang being punished to go to the Moon Palace to cut the osmanthus tree because of his pursuit of the way of immortals, and reunited with his wife who left the world under the moonlight. Mid-Autumn Festival has therefore become a symbol of family affection and love, and people cherish the time spent with their loved ones on this day.

In short, Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history and profound cultural connotations, and is an indispensable part of Chinese traditional culture.

The traditional customs of Mid-Autumn Festival are rich and colorful:

1. Eating moon cakes: Eating moon cakes during Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most widespread customs. Mooncakes have many flavors and fillings, such as lotus paste, red bean paste, and five-nut, and different regions and nationalities have different flavors of mooncakes.

2. Moon-watching: Moon-watching during the Mid-Autumn Festival is also a very important traditional custom. People will gather with relatives and friends on this night to appreciate the bright moon and feel the beauty of reunion.

3. Lantern-watching: Another important custom during the Mid-Autumn Festival is lantern-watching. People will make or buy various lanterns to decorate their homes, and will also organize lantern parades and competitions.