Farmers celebrate the end of the fall harvesting season on this date. The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the few most important holidays in the Chinese calendar, the others being Spring Festival and Winter Solstice, and is a legal holiday in several countries. The Chinese festival is very traditional and a great way to celebrate. The traditional food of this festival is the mooncake, of which there are many different varieties. It is a date that parallels the autumnal equinox of the solar calendar, when the moon is at its fullest and roundest. The Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, which is in September or early October in the Gregorian calendar. In Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines, it is also sometimes referred to as the Lantern Festival or Mooncake Festival. Dating back over 3,000 years to moon worship in China‘s Shang Dynasty, it was first called Zhongqiu Jie (literally “Mid-Autumn Festival”) in the Zhou Dynasty. The Mid-Autumn Festival ( 中秋節), also known as the Moon Festival or Zhongqiu Festival is a popular harvest festival celebrated by Chinese, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese people. Mid-Autumn Festival at the Botanical Garden, Montreal Mooncakes, often eaten during the festival Mid-Autumn Festival decorations in BeijingĬonsumption of mooncakes, worship of deities ( Chang’e) Please help by checking whether the references meet the criteria for reliable sources. This article’s references may not meet Wikipedia’s guidelines for reliable sources.
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