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The Mid-Autumn Festival (for other names, see § Etymology) is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture.It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar with a full moon at night, corresponding to mid-September to early October of the Gregorian calendar. [1]
The festival is intricately linked to legends of Chang’e, the mythical Moon Goddess of Immortality. According to the Liji, an ancient Chinese book recording customs and ceremonies, the Chinese Emperor should offer sacrifices to the Sun in spring and the Moon in autumn. The 15th day of the 8th lunar month is the day called "Mid-Autumn".
The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, which typically coincides with a date in August, September or October. This year, it will be celebrated on Sept. 21.
Chuseok (Korean: 추석; [tɕʰu.sʌk̚], lit. ' autumn evening '), also known as Hangawi (한가위; [han.ɡa.ɥi]; from Old Korean, "the great middle [of autumn]"), is a major mid-autumn harvest festival and a three-day holiday in South Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunisolar calendar on the full moon.
Mid-Autumn Festival became an official celebration in China during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) but there isn’t one single answer to the question of when and how the annual event began.
There was then a major reform in 2008, abolishing the Labour Day Golden Week and adding three traditional Chinese holidays (Qingming Festival, Duanwu Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival). [5] From at least 2000 until this reform, the Spring Festival public holiday began on New Year's Day itself.
A holiday centering around the moon, the Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated annually on the 15th day of the 8th month in the Chinese lunar calendar. This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival takes place on ...
With the Mid-Autumn Festival's focus on lunar veneration, homage naturally gravitates toward Taiyin Xingjun. On the 15th day of the eighth Chinese lunar month, throughout China, people erect incense altars, light crimson candles, offer fresh fruits in four vibrant hues, burn incense, and pay homage beneath the gleaming moonlight. This ritual ...