Tharushi Nethmini

  One festival that Chinese people celebrate each year is the Moon Cake Festival. It is also called the Mid-Autumn Festival. It falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, which is a full moon night. To the Chinese people, the full roun d moon means a time for families to get together and celebrate. Even family members who have moved to other countries will try to get back home during this time.  Food is an important part of most Chinese Festivals and for the Moon Cake Festival people make moon cakes, a kind of sweet cake with sugar, nuts, eggs and some other delicious things inside. If you don't know how to make moon cakes yourself, you can buy them at supermarkets. There are hundreds of different moon cakes on sale a month before the start of the Moon Cake Festival each year. Some moon cakes have very pretty designs and a wonderful taste. Tourists from other countries should not miss this festival if they are with Chinese people during the celebration.