Today, United Chinese Americans (UCA) wishes everyone a happy and prosperous Mid-Autumn Festival! 今天，UCA祝愿大家中秋节快乐！万事如意！
About the Mid-Autumn Festival 关于中秋节
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 is the beginning of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is traditionally a three-day holiday celebrated by people of East Asian descent and some people of South Asian descent. This annual landmark is also known as the Moon Festival or the Mooncake Festival. The holiday is a time to cherish family and harkens back to the legend of Chang’e, the beautiful woman and wife of the glorified hunter, Hou Yi. Traditional festivities might include worshiping the harvest moon, lantern lightings, mooncake making and sharing, courtship and matchmaking, fireworks, dragon dances, a family meal, visiting friends and relatives, and gift giving. This celebration is the second biggest holiday for Chinese people.
中秋节俗称团圆节或月饼节，是东亚和部分东南亚地区的传统节日，今年的中秋节从9月21日（星期二）开始，为期三天。中秋节容易使人联想到后羿与嫦娥的故事，同时也是一个团聚和寄托美好祝愿的节日。作为中国的第二大节日，中秋节的传统庆祝活动包括祭月，燃灯，制作和分享月饼，舞火龙，赏月等。
The Harvest and Gathering 收获与采集
The holiday traditionally falls on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which is in September or early October on the Gregorian calendar. The festival coincides with the end of the autumn harvest, marking the end of the Hungry Ghost Festival, which occurs during the seventh lunar month. In many places in China, people have a three-day public holiday from September 19 – 21. Ancient Chinese emperors worshiped the moon in autumn to thank it for the harvest. The common meaning is a celebration of harvest and hard work and a time for family reunions. The commonalities with the U.S.’s federal Thanksgiving holiday are that it celebrates the fall harvest, is associated with family, and usually there is a lot of food.
中秋节是每年中国农历的八月十五，大约是公历的9月至10月初。这个节日恰逢秋收的结束，所以中国古代帝王会在中秋节当天拜月来感谢丰收。不仅如此，中秋节还感恩家庭团聚，与美国的感恩节有异曲同工之妙。
Join Us 加入我们
The UCA family consists of hundreds of Chinese Americans involved in local chapters and partner organizations across the nation, thousands on our emailing list, hundreds in our WeChat channels and following our WeChat page, and more. Thank you to those that are involved and engaged, attend events, and support UCA. We strive to unite individuals and organizations who share the Chinese cultural and ethnic identity. We are proud to celebrate our culture, heritage, and history. We welcome people of Chinese heritage to join the UCA family.
UCA大家庭由数百名美籍华人组成。也有数千人关注我们的电子邮件，微信公众号，Facebook等。恰逢中秋佳节，我们感谢那些参与和支持UCA活动的人，并希望和大家共同创建具有中华文化和民族特征的组织。我们为我们的历史、文化和遗产感到自豪。我们欢迎大家加入UCA大家庭！
We are wishing you and your family happiness, safety, and fortune. UCA祝愿大家中秋快乐，万事如意！我们祝您和您的家人幸福安康，平安顺遂。
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! 中秋节快乐！
Sincerely,
Haipei Shue
UCA President
Jinliang Cai,
UCA Board Chairman
United Chinese Americans (UCA) is a national nonprofit organization with the mission to empower all Chinese Americans. UCA encourages civic participation, political engagement, youth education, and the preservation of Chinese American heritage and culture. Incorporated in 2016 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., UCA is a fast-growing organization with 12 local chapters and over 30 community partners across nearly all 50 States. UCA activities have included: Food of Love, Town Halls, Youth Education and Mental Health initiatives, and more. To learn more about UCA, please visit https://ucausa.org/, and follow UCA on WeChat, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, and LinkedIn.
United Chinese Americans (UCA) 是一个全国性的非营利性组织，其使命是为所有美国华人争取权利。UCA鼓励公民参与政治，促进青少年教育以及保护中华传统文化。UCA总部设在Washington D.C., 在全美50个州拥有12个地方分会和30多个社区合作伙伴。UCA的活动包括但不限于：Food of Love, Town Halls, Youth Education and Mental Health Initiatives. UCA于2016年正式成立。了解更多关于UCA的信息，请访问：http://ucausa.org/, 并在微信，Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube和LinkedIn上关注UCA.