MooncakesaretoMid-AutumnFestivalwhatmincepiesaretoChristmas.Theseasonalroundcakestraditionallyhaveasweetfillingoflotusseedpasteorredbeanpasteandoftenhaveoneormoresaltedduckeggsinthecentertorepresentthemoon.Andthemooniswhatthiscelebrationisallabout.Mid-AutumnFestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe8thmonth,itisthetimewhenthemoonissaidtobeatitsbrightestandfullest.ThisyearthefestivalfallsonOctober1.

　　中秋节吃月饼就像西方人圣诞节吃百果馅饼一样,是必不可少的.圆圆的月饼中通常包有香甜的莲子馅或是红豆馅,馅的中央还会加上一个金黄的咸鸭蛋黄来代表月亮.而月亮正是中秋节庆祝的主题.每年农历8月15日人们一起庆祝中秋,据说这一天的月亮是一年中最亮最圆的.今年的中秋节恰好是阳历的10月1日（中国的国庆日）.

　　ThesecondlegendhasitthatduringtheYuanDynasty,anundergroundgroupledbyZhuYuanZangwasdeterminedtoridthecountryofMongoliandominance.Themooncakewascreatedtocarryasecretmessage.Whenthecakewasopenedandthemessageread,anuprisingwasunleashedwhichsuccessfullyroutedtheMongolians.Ithappenedatthetimeofthefullmoon,which,somesay,explainswhymooncakesareeatenatthistime.

　　第二个传说讲的是在元朝,朱元璋领导的起义军计划起义来摆脱蒙古族的统治.他们用月饼来传递密信.掰开月饼就可以找到里面的密信,起义军通过这种方式成功的发动了起义,赶走了元朝的统治者.这场起义发生在八月十五之时,于是中秋节吃月饼的习俗便在民间传开来.