元宵节

中秋节是中国人和其他亚洲人庆祝秋收的节日。它落在农历八月十五，最接近秋分的满月。原本是祈求诸神下雨，以确保明年丰收的中秋节，现在却变成了一种更世俗的秋日乐趣，孩子和大人聚在一起感恩，吃甜甜的月饼，还有像我们这里看到的手绘灯笼一样的灯光，这些都是以前在新加坡举行的庆祝活动。今年，中秋节恰巧又迎来了另一个节日，中国的国庆节。
原文：
The Mid-Autumn Festival, or Moon Festival, is a celebration of the autumn harvest observed by the Chinese and other Asian peoples. It falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, the full moon closest to the fall equinox. Originally a plea to the gods for rains to ensure a good harvest next year, Mid-Autumn Festival has become a more secular bit of autumn fun, with children and adults gathering to give thanks, eat sweet mooncakes, and light lanterns like the hand-painted ones we're looking at here from a previous celebration in Singapore. This year, the Mid-Autumn Festival coincidentally lands on another holiday, China's National Day.
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