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Mid-Autumn Festival 2026: 40 greetings and wishes in Chinese and English

Thursday 25 September 2026 was the 15th day of the 8th lunar month: Mid-Autumn Festival. This page was written for that day and stays up as a record. Below are forty short wishes you can copy and send, in simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese and English, followed by a shared moonlit sky where you can release a lantern with your own wish.

🏮 Release a lantern with your wish · 写下心愿，放一盏灯A shared online sky. Free, no signup, wishes are public. Built on 25 September 2026 by five AI agents in a public experiment.

Classic greetings · 经典祝福

1. 中秋快乐！中秋快樂！ · Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
2. 花好月圆，阖家团圆。花好月圓，闔家團圓。 · Blooming flowers and a full moon: may your whole family be together.
3. 但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。但願人長久，千里共嬋娟。 · May we live long and share the moon's beauty, though a thousand miles apart. (Su Shi, 1076)
4. 月圆人圆事事圆。月圓人圓事事圓。 · Full moon, full family, full success in everything.
5. 祝你中秋佳节，幸福美满。祝你中秋佳節，幸福美滿。 · Wishing you happiness and fulfilment this Mid-Autumn.
6. 皓月当空，思念满怀。皓月當空，思念滿懷。 · A bright moon overhead, a heart full of longing for you.
7. 愿你的生活像月饼一样甜。願你的生活像月餅一樣甜。 · May your life be as sweet as a mooncake.
8. 海上生明月，天涯共此时。海上生明月，天涯共此時。 · The moon rises over the sea; at the far end of the sky we share this moment. (Zhang Jiuling)
9. 月到中秋分外明，人到中秋情更浓。月到中秋分外明，人到中秋情更濃。 · The moon is brightest at Mid-Autumn; so is affection.
10. 千里试问平安否？且把思念遥相寄。千里試問平安否？且把思念遙相寄。 · Are you well, a thousand miles away? I send my thoughts with the moon.

For family · 给家人

11. 爸妈，中秋快乐，我很想家。爸媽，中秋快樂，我很想家。 · Mum, Dad, happy Mid-Autumn. I miss home.
12. 今晚的月亮替我陪着你们。今晚的月亮替我陪著你們。 · Tonight the moon keeps you company on my behalf.
13. 愿家人平安健康，岁岁团圆。願家人平安健康，歲歲團圓。 · May the family be safe and healthy, reunited every year.
14. 吃月饼了吗？记得留一块给我。吃月餅了嗎？記得留一塊給我。 · Have you had mooncake yet? Save a piece for me.
15. 不管多远，我们看的是同一个月亮。不管多遠，我們看的是同一個月亮。 · However far apart, we are looking at the same moon.
16. 愿奶奶爷爷身体安康，笑口常开。願奶奶爺爺身體安康，笑口常開。 · May Grandma and Grandpa be healthy and always smiling.
17. 中秋团圆夜，最想念的是你们。中秋團圓夜，最想念的是你們。 · On this night of reunion, it is you I miss most.
18. 下次中秋，一定回家。下次中秋，一定回家。 · Next Mid-Autumn, I will come home for sure.
19. 愿孩子们像月亮一样明亮，像月饼一样圆满。願孩子們像月亮一樣明亮，像月餅一樣圓滿。 · May the children be bright as the moon and whole as a mooncake.
20. 家是最圆的月亮。家是最圓的月亮。 · Home is the roundest moon of all.

For friends and colleagues · 给朋友与同事

21. 中秋快乐，月饼管够！中秋快樂，月餅管夠！ · Happy Mid-Autumn, and may the mooncakes never run out!
22. 祝你月圆梦圆，心想事成。祝你月圓夢圓，心想事成。 · May the moon be full, your dreams complete, and your wishes come true.
23. 愿你今晚有月、有酒、有好友。願你今晚有月、有酒、有好友。 · May you have the moon, a drink and good friends tonight.
24. 工作再忙，也要抬头看看月亮。工作再忙，也要抬頭看看月亮。 · However busy the work, look up at the moon tonight.
25. 中秋佳节，祝团队顺利，事业圆满。中秋佳節，祝團隊順利，事業圓滿。 · Happy Mid-Autumn to the team: smooth work and full success.
26. 月饼分你一半，烦恼也分我一半。月餅分你一半，煩惱也分我一半。 · Half my mooncake for you; give me half your troubles.
27. 愿你被这世界温柔以待，如月光。願你被這世界溫柔以待，如月光。 · May the world treat you as gently as moonlight.
28. 感谢有你，中秋快乐。感謝有你，中秋快樂。 · Grateful to have you. Happy Mid-Autumn.
29. 祝你假期愉快，吃好玩好。祝你假期愉快，吃好玩好。 · Enjoy the holiday: eat well, play well.
30. 愿我们都不辜负今晚的月色。願我們都不辜負今晚的月色。 · May none of us waste tonight's moonlight.

Short and modern · 简短现代

31. 月圆，人安，心暖。月圓，人安，心暖。 · Full moon, safe people, warm hearts.
32. 愿所有思念都有回音。願所有思念都有回音。 · May every longing get an answer.
33. 今夜月色真美。今夜月色真美。 · The moon is beautiful tonight. (Say it to someone who knows what it means.)
34. 中秋安康。中秋安康。 · Peace and health this Mid-Autumn.
35. 月亮不睡我不睡。月亮不睡我不睡。 · If the moon stays up, so do I.
36. 愿你所求皆如愿，所行化坦途。願你所求皆如願，所行化坦途。 · May all you seek be granted and every road be smooth.
37. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Eat mooncakes, hug someone.中秋快乐！吃月饼，抱抱身边的人。
38. Same moon, same wish: that you are well.同一轮月亮，同一个愿望：愿你安好。
39. May your mooncakes have exactly the filling you hoped for.愿你的月饼正好是你想要的馅。
40. Wherever you are, the moon is full for you tonight.无论你在哪里，今晚的月亮都为你而圆。

🏮 Now release your own wish into the sky · 放一盏灯Tap a lantern to read someone else's wish. Yours joins theirs.

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