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The Mid-Autumn Festival

The coming up Traditional Chinese Festival is the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is August 15th on the lunar calendar. This year, Mid-Autumn Festival falls on September 18th of the Western calendar. The origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival is about a hero who shoots down 11 suns from the sky. The story also involves with a rabbit, the hero's wife who flies to the moon and a person who tries to cut down an ever-lasting tree on the moon. Of course, we can not forget about the story of the delicious moon cakes. Click the Mid-Autumn Festival and read the story!

click to read the story about Mid-Autumn Festival

click to see a funny cartoon of Mashimaro's Mid-Autumn Festival


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