The Chinese traditional festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, is on August 15st of every year in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is in the middle of autumn in a year, so it is called The Mid-Autumn festival. An important activity of The Mid-Autumn Festival is enjoying the moon. People enjoy the moon, eat mooncakes and celebrate The Mid-Autumn Festival together at night. It is also the moment for a family reunion. Wanderers far away from home will take this opportunity to express their yearings for their hometown and relatives. There are many customs in The Mid-Autumn Festival--all of them represent people's love and yearnings for a beautiful life. The Mid-Autumn Festival has been the legal holiday of China since 2008.