There is something about the moon. It can hang over a city you have never seen before and somehow make you think about home. It can shine over oceans, mountains, villages, neighborhoods and crowded streets and somehow, generations of people can look up at that same moon and feel connected. That is part of the beauty of 中秋节 — Zhōngqiū Jié, the Mid-Autumn Festival. For generations, Chinese families have gathered beneath the full moon to eat, laugh, remember, give thanks and celebrate together. And for me, Mid-Autumn Festival isn't just something I read about in a history book. I remember it. I remember being a child in Montréal, gathering at my grandparents' house with my family. I remember my uncle having lanterns ready for us. And after dinner, we would head outside. We would walk around the neighborhood together, carrying our lanterns through the streets of Montréal. There was something so simple about it. Children walking with glowing lanterns. Family walking togethe...
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