Mid-autumn Festival and Moon Cake Tradition

In acient China, there was a saying that change of moon affects people on the world. As we know, moon would change from new moon to full moon every month. Acient Chinese took this common rule as the sign of sky. They took the moon as a family. Most of the time, the moon is not full,so it means most of the time, the family members separate in everywhere. Once the moon becomes full, the family should gather together. When it comes August 15th, the moon would appear big and round, so family should gather together to have dinner to celebrate this special day. As the tradition, people in China have Moon cake on Mid-Autumn Festival. Moon cake is the symbol of full moon. It's round with some words on it. Always the words are some good wishes, such as fortune, healthy body, and happiness. It's common and traditional to have moon cake on the special festival. Although the tradition and the way of cooking moon cake has changed, the meaning of having moon cake on Mid-Autumn Festival never changed.