“Every year on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, when the moon is at its maximum brightness for the entire year, the Chinese celebrate ‘zhong qui jie’. Children are told the story of the moon fairy living in a crystal palace, who comes out to dance on the moon’s shadowed surface. The legend surrounding the “lady living in the moon” dates back to ancient times, to a day when ten suns appeared at once in the sky. The Emperor ordered a famous archer to shoot down the nine extra suns. Once the task was accomplished, Goddess of Western Heaven rewarded the archer with a pill that would make him immortal. However, his wife found the pill, took it, and was banished to the moon as a result. Legend says that her beauty is greatest on the day of the Moon festival.”
Tonight we celebrated this day with family and relatives over a grand feast that my dad had prepared wholeheartedly. Dinner was yummy!
More importantly, it was a time to get together with our loved ones. After our meal, we had tea, mooncakes, and gazed at the bright moon. Boy, it’s starting to get chilly! 
I relish the moon cakes with the salted egg yolk in the center. Not many have them though. *phooey!* Anyhow, I wrapped up the evening with the kiddies, nieces, and cousins in front of the telly. 
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