The Mid-Autumn #Festival which is an important #harvest #celebration on August 15th of the lunar calendar, also known as #Moon Festival or #Mooncake Festival .
你知道現在有哪些常見的中秋節活動嗎?
1. Eating Mooncakes 吃月餅
Eating mooncakes is the most representative traditional activity during Mid-autumn Festival. It is the traditional pastry and also the must-eat Mid-Autumn food. The round mooncakes symbolize reunion and happiness.
吃月餅是中秋節最具代表性的傳統活動，月餅是傳統的糕餅，也是必吃的中秋節食物，圓圓的月餅象徵著團圓與幸福。
2. Appreciating the Moon 賞月
In Chinese beliefs, the full moon is the symbol for a family reunion. Many famous ancient poets wrote poems about the moon and expressed their homesickness. When people look at the moon, it reminds them of their families and hometown.
中國的信仰中，滿月象徵的是家庭團圓，很多有名的詩人也曾寫下一些關於月亮的詩詞來表達他們的鄉愁，當人們看著月亮，會讓他們想起家人和家鄉。
3. Having Fun with Pomelo 好吃好玩的柚子
The pomelo is called Chinese grapefruit. It tastes sweet. The most popular product is the pomelo jam. People can make the pomelo tea with the pomelo jam and hot water, or put the pomelo jam on beards. The rind of pomelo can be made a hat, lantern or other handmade crafts. The pronunciation of pomelo in Chinese is similar as prayer for son. So people eat this fruit as a sign for prayer for their children.
柚子有華人的葡萄柚之稱，吃起來香甜，最受歡迎的產品是柚子醬，人們可以用柚子醬和熱水做成柚子茶，或是將柚子醬塗在麵包上，柚子的皮還可以做成柚子帽、燈籠或其他手工藝品。柚子的中文發音和佑子很像，所以人們吃柚子象徵為孩子祈禱。
4. Have a BBQ 烤肉
Although barbequing with friends or family is not a traditional activity of Moon Festival, it is very popular in Taiwan because of a successful barbeque sauce advertisement. In the beginning, people usually prepared ingredients and the barbeque tools to have a BBQ outside, such as courtyard and balcony. Nowadays, most people prefer to enjoy BBQ in the restaurant with air conditioning since they don't need to prepare everything in advance or clean it after eating.
雖然和朋友或家人一起烤肉不是中秋節傳統活動，但在台灣卻非常流行，只因為當初一個成功的烤肉醬廣告。最初人們通常自己準備食材及器具在自家院子或陽台烤肉，現在多數人喜歡在有冷氣的餐廳烤肉，因為不須自己準備食材，飯後也不用清理。
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