Mid-Autumn Festival and Thanks Giving Day There is a day that all families,whatever they do or wherever they are, will get together to celebrate.In many counties, this day is a part of their custom. In china,people call it "Mid-Autumn Festival", which is celebrated on Lunar Augest 15th.In America ,there is a similar festival for families to get reunion--named "Thanksgiving Day".It is celebrated on the forth thursday of December. Mid—Autumn Day is also an important festival for Chinese people.It is the most important day except the Spring Festival. We can know it from it's name. The August 15th of lunar calendar is the middle day of the fall. Eating cakes and enjoying the full moon is the most popular custom of the festival.On this day,the moon is considered to be the biggest and brightest one. Families will tell a story to their children. It is a beautiful myth story, which is about a love story between fairy and a hero.The story represents the reunion of family members.On seeing the full moon and considering the seperation of the fairy and hero, people cherish their reunion more. When people eat moon cakes, enjoy moonlight and talk with each other,they will be very happy. In America,people will be very happy on hearing the Thanks Giving Day.Because the day is an old festival that Americans created by themselves. The day remind them of the help they once received from native Indians.The Indians taught the how to plant grains,which made them survive,and then the Americans had a havest. So they create a day to thanks their friends and harvest. All of the family members will come back home on that day. firstly, the Thanks Giving Day is a way to thank God for giving people the harvest. Secondly, people always thank others for their help on this day.There are many customs on celebrating this day.The most important one is the dinnter which will be prepared by families several moths before the festival.The day is the most enjoyable time for children,because there will be a lot of delicious food.For example,there would be apples,oranges,chestnuts,walnuts,grapes and so on.The most delicious food, of course, is the big turkey!Everyone can be happier if they thank those delicious food. To Americans ,they prefer the independent life. They like to travel to other places.When the day comes, they will come back home as possible as they can.Then they will have a feast together. What a happy time! Mid—Autumn Day and Thanks giving Day are celebrated for harvest. People convey love of life and hope of future on that day.We can express thanks on that day. We can learn to show our appreciation and love to our families and friends.It also give ithe chance to those shy people to express their true feelings and emotions.It is still a chance to strengthen the relationship between family members and friends. 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/a99d44a9d1f34693daef3e72.html