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导读：今年的中秋节在9月27日，当我们中华儿女吃着月饼赏着月时，其它亚洲国家的人们在干什么呢？
Influenced by Chinese culture， Mid-Autumn Festival is also a traditional festival in some Southeast and Northeast Asian countries. However， the customs are different in different countries.
The Japanese also celebrate the festival on August 15th of Chinese lunar calendar. When the festival was introduced into Japan from China about 1，000 years ago， the custom of appreciating the moon while holding a party formed， named “Moon Appreciation Party”. Although the Chinese lunar calendar is not used in Japan any more， the custom of moon appreciation is kept in many places of the country. The festival food in Japan is not moon cake， but glutinous rice cake.
Mid-Autumn Festival is a big event in South Korea， also called “Thanksgiving Day” by local people. People there enjoy a three-day holiday， when they go back to hometowns to visit families and relatives. Another custom is sending gifts to relatives and friends. So during the festive days， sellers think out many ways to attract buyers， including giving discounts. The special food is muffins.
To Singaporeans， Mid-Autumn Festival is a good time to make friendly contacts， express thanks， and give greetings and best wishes to relatives， friends， and business partners by the way of sending moon cakes. As the country is a famous tourist destination， local people never miss the chance to attract tourists. They decorate Orchard Road， river banks， Chinatown， Chinese Garden and other places to welcome tourists worldwide.
Eating moon cakes， appreciating the moon and parading with lanterns have been the Mid-Autumn Festival custom of Malaysian Chinese for generations. During the festival， old-brands promote moon cakes； special counters are set up in shopping malls to sell moon cakes； newspapers， TV programmers are thick with moon cake advertisements. Besides the parade， there may be lion and dragon dances， fancy car parades and other celebrations.
According to Thai legend， on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival， the Eight Immortals go to the Moon Palace to send peach-shaped cakes and birthday greetings to Guanyin. So their offerings usually include some peach-shaped cakes. All family members， men and women， the young and old， sit around the table with offerings to worship the moon， pray and exchange greetings.
The leading roles of Mid-Autumn Festival in Vietnam are children. As the day approaches， markets are full of lanterns and toys in spite of moon cakes. When adults eat moon cakes and appreciate the moon on that night， children usually play around with their beautiful lanterns. During the days， people there also hold Mid-Autumn Festival competitions to see who can make the most beautiful lantern.
Vocabulary
glutinous rice cake n. 江米团子
muffin n. 松饼
Orchard Road n. （新加坡）乌节路
lantern n. 灯笼
worship v. 敬拜
approach v. 接近
（What do you usually do on Mid-Autumn Festival？）
Jessie 改编
Influenced by Chinese culture， Mid-Autumn Festival is also a traditional festival in some Southeast and Northeast Asian countries. However， the customs are different in different countries.
The Japanese also celebrate the festival on August 15th of Chinese lunar calendar. When the festival was introduced into Japan from China about 1，000 years ago， the custom of appreciating the moon while holding a party formed， named “Moon Appreciation Party”. Although the Chinese lunar calendar is not used in Japan any more， the custom of moon appreciation is kept in many places of the country. The festival food in Japan is not moon cake， but glutinous rice cake.
Mid-Autumn Festival is a big event in South Korea， also called “Thanksgiving Day” by local people. People there enjoy a three-day holiday， when they go back to hometowns to visit families and relatives. Another custom is sending gifts to relatives and friends. So during the festive days， sellers think out many ways to attract buyers， including giving discounts. The special food is muffins.
To Singaporeans， Mid-Autumn Festival is a good time to make friendly contacts， express thanks， and give greetings and best wishes to relatives， friends， and business partners by the way of sending moon cakes. As the country is a famous tourist destination， local people never miss the chance to attract tourists. They decorate Orchard Road， river banks， Chinatown， Chinese Garden and other places to welcome tourists worldwide.
Eating moon cakes， appreciating the moon and parading with lanterns have been the Mid-Autumn Festival custom of Malaysian Chinese for generations. During the festival， old-brands promote moon cakes； special counters are set up in shopping malls to sell moon cakes； newspapers， TV programmers are thick with moon cake advertisements. Besides the parade， there may be lion and dragon dances， fancy car parades and other celebrations.
According to Thai legend， on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival， the Eight Immortals go to the Moon Palace to send peach-shaped cakes and birthday greetings to Guanyin. So their offerings usually include some peach-shaped cakes. All family members， men and women， the young and old， sit around the table with offerings to worship the moon， pray and exchange greetings.
The leading roles of Mid-Autumn Festival in Vietnam are children. As the day approaches， markets are full of lanterns and toys in spite of moon cakes. When adults eat moon cakes and appreciate the moon on that night， children usually play around with their beautiful lanterns. During the days， people there also hold Mid-Autumn Festival competitions to see who can make the most beautiful lantern.
Vocabulary
glutinous rice cake n. 江米团子
muffin n. 松饼
Orchard Road n. （新加坡）乌节路
lantern n. 灯笼
worship v. 敬拜
approach v. 接近
（What do you usually do on Mid-Autumn Festival？）
Jessie 改编