中秋：同一轮月亮
A moon to share

农历八月十五是中秋节。许多家庭会一起吃月饼、赏月，有的地方还会办灯会。圆月和圆月饼常让人想到团圆，不过遇到阴天，月亮也可能藏在云后，不能保证每晚都看得见。

The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month. Many families share mooncakes and look at the moon; some places hold lantern celebrations. Round moons and cakes suggest reunion, though clouds can hide the moon from view.

月饼有不同的大小和馅料，切成小块就可以一起分享。人在不同的城市，也能约好时间互相问候。你可以给远方的亲人画一张月亮卡，写下今天最想告诉他们的一件事。

Mooncakes have different sizes and fillings, and cutting them into pieces makes sharing easy. People in different cities can arrange a time to exchange greetings. You could draw a moon card for a distant relative and write one thing you most want to tell them today.

读静夜思的时候，我们见过望月思乡的画面。但诗里没有写中秋节，不能因为看见月亮就替诗人确定日期。节日习俗和诗歌可以互相连接，也要分清原文说了什么、没有说什么。

In Quiet Night Thoughts, looking at the moon brings thoughts of home. But the poem does not name the Mid-Autumn Festival: a moon is not enough to establish its date. We can connect poems with customs while keeping track of what the text does and does not say.