Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節), a Chinese holiday, is similar to Thanksgiving in that everyone goes home and has a great meal together. For the holiday this year, I went to Mr. Wang's house to have dinner with his family. (Mr. Wang is our school liaison, and he often takes care of us like a father would his children.) We had moon cakes (月餅) as an appetizer!


Mr. Wang


Mr. Wang's three-month-old grandson


Mr. Wang's mother and her kitchen (this is her house, not Mr. Wang's).


The back of the house, which has an open ceiling--typical of older houses in China.


It was a wonderful evening, though I was very hesitant to try the toads and many different meats. On the night of the full moon, Chinese people often gaze at the moon and think of loved ones who live far away. Though distance separates us, we gaze at the same moon.

但願人長久
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