What are Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day?

Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Mid-Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, August Festival, Moon Chasing Festival, Moon Appreciating Festival, Daughter's Day or Reunion Festival, is a popular traditional cultural festival in many ethnic groups and countries with Chinese cultural circles in China, and it falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month every year. Because its value is only half that of Sanqiu, it is named, and some places set the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 16.

The Mid-Autumn Festival began in the early years of the Tang Dynasty and prevailed in the Song Dynasty. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it had become one of the major festivals in China together with New Year's Day. Influenced by China culture, Mid-Autumn Festival is also a traditional festival for overseas Chinese in some countries in East and Southeast Asia, especially local Chinese. Since 2008, Mid-Autumn Festival has been listed as a national statutory holiday. On May 20th, 2006, it was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage by the State Council.

The Mid-Autumn Festival has customs such as offering sacrifices to the moon, enjoying the moon, eating moon cakes, enjoying osmanthus and drinking osmanthus wine. Since ancient times, it has been circulated and lasted for a long time. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a colorful and precious cultural heritage, with the full moon as a symbol of people's reunion, as a sustenance for missing their hometown and relatives, and hoping for a bumper harvest and happiness.

National Day is a national statutory holiday to commemorate the country itself.

They are usually the independence of this country, the signing of the constitution, the birthday of the head of state or other significant anniversaries; Some of them are Saint's Day, the patron saint of this country.

Although most countries have similar anniversaries, due to complicated political relations, this festival in some countries cannot be called National Day. For example, the United States only has independence day and no national day, but the two have the same meaning.

In ancient China, the emperor's accession to the throne and birthday were called "National Day".

Today, People's Republic of China (PRC) National Day refers to the anniversary of the official establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC).