The Mid-Autumn Festival in 2011 is on Monday, September 12th in the Gregorian calendar. Please pay attention to the notice of the holiday, but according to the general holiday situation, it should be a three-day holiday from September 10th to September 12th.
It is inevitable to go home and bring gifts to parents during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Generally, young people nowadays just give some money to their parents, but I think it is better not to do so, because our parents' generation have lived through hard times and are reluctant to spend money. If you give them money, they will save it for you. When you need it urgently in the future, they will still be generous.
Going home and buying some gifts for your parents that they need is the most practical. For example, if your mother always has back pain, you can buy some corresponding supplements or health care equipment. Whether your parents are healthy is always our biggest concern. Then the family will have a meal and get together well, and everyone will be happy.