Our whole family stood around on the balcony and divided the big reunion mooncake into several pieces and ate them separately. At this time, I looked at the moon in the distance. Although it is said that "the moon to the Mid-Autumn Festival is particularly beautiful", but today's moon seems to be surrounded by a wave of sadness called "miss" clouds. At this time, I remembered my good friend ---- Miao Miao, far away from home, "people have sadness and happiness, the moon has a clear and sunny and round and short, this matter is difficult to complete." This sentence describes my mood at this time, I do not know whether she is now also looking at the moon, thinking of me far away from home? It's just that the moon seems to have read my mind, and that cloud of sadness has disappeared, as if telling me not to be too sad. Now the moon is particularly bright, the full moon like a snowball hanging high in the sky, bright moonlight, like water to the earth. A few gray-white, gauze-like clouds accompanied her, like a fairy dancing veil dance. The moonlight covered my clothes and warmed my heart. I feel that the warmth of the sun is too enthusiastic; the starlight is lonely and cold; only this gentle and quiet moonlight can be so appropriate. My surroundings were brightly illuminated by the moonlight. The moonlight hangs down through the dappled gaps in the trees, laying a layer of broken silver on the ground. The moonlight made the trees fall in jagged, dappled black shadows. The sparse silhouettes of the graceful willow trees are beautiful.
My father told me that the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival. This is the middle of the fall of the year, so it is called the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the Chinese lunar calendar, the year is divided into four seasons, and each season is divided into three parts: Meng, Zhong, and Ji, so the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called Zhongqiu. The moon on the 15th day of the 8th month is fuller and brighter than the full moons of other months, which is why it is also called "Moon Festival" and "August Festival". On this night, people look up at the bright moon in the sky like a jade disk and naturally look forward to family reunions. People who are far away from their hometowns also take this opportunity to express their nostalgia for their hometowns and loved ones. Therefore, Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as "Reunion Festival". On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is said that if you look closely, you will find that there are black shadows, that is, Chang'e, Wu Gang, the Jade Rabbit and the osmanthus tree in the Guanghan Palace. I gazed at the moon, chewing sweet moon cakes in my mouth, listening to my father tell the legend of the moon, and I remembered my good friends back home until very, very late ......