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The last major event of the year is the Moon Festival, also knows as the Mid-Autumn Festival. This festival takes place on the 15^th of August on the lunar calendar. On the night of the full moon people get together with their family and eat “moon cakes” and pomelos. Since the festival is in honor of the moon, families often look up at the moon together.

There are many different Chinese and Taiwanese legends about the moon. While Westerners may mention a man on the moon, Taiwanese people will talk about a woman called Chang-e or the Jade Rabbit. Over time, it has become popular for people to give moon cakes to their relatives and friends during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Traditional moon cakes are made using egg yolks and flour. However, nowadays moon cakes come in many different flavors, including almond, chocolate,and pineapple. Some even come filled with ice cream!