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Which country's tradition is the Mid-Autumn Festival?

Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated abroad in the Korean Peninsula, Vietnam, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines.

1, Korean Peninsula?

Mid-Autumn Festival in Korean, known as the Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Jia Hai, Mid-Autumn Festival, is the day of sweeping graves and offering sacrifices to ancestors with newly harvested grains and fruits. The custom of visiting relatives and sending gifts to friends and relatives is also the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is why the Korean Peninsula's Mid-Autumn Festival is also called "Korean Thanksgiving Day" in English.

2. Vietnam?

The Mid-Autumn Festival is also a festival for Vietnamese children. On that night, children listen to the legend of A Qui, go to see the lion dance, and some even get their father to buy them a lion for the lion dance to play with their friends. Vietnamese children also carry carp lanterns on Mid-Autumn Festival night, which is a sign of growing up and "jumping the Dragon Gate".

3, Japan?

The traditional Japanese Mid-Autumn Festival is known as the fifteenth night, also known as the Mid-Autumn Moon, Taro Moon. Japanese people eat rice dumplings, called "Tsukimi Dumplings", while enjoying the moon. Since this is the harvesting season for various crops, various celebrations are held to show appreciation for the bounty of nature. Japanese people also enjoy the moon, which is called "Tsukimi," and display Tsukimi dumplings, manzanitas, and taro in their houses.

4, Singapore?

Singapore is a Chinese majority of the population of the country, for the annual Mid-Autumn Festival has always attached great importance. For the Chinese in Singapore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a great opportunity to bond and show appreciation. Friends, family and business associates give each other mooncakes to express their greetings and wishes.

5, Malaysia

Eating mooncakes, enjoying the moon, and carrying lanterns on parade are the Mid-Autumn Festival customs of Malaysian Chinese that have been passed down from generation to generation. As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, long-established merchants across Malaysia have launched mooncakes of various colors. All major shopping malls in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, have mooncake counters, and advertisements for mooncakes in newspapers and TV stations are all over the place, creating a festive atmosphere to welcome the Mid-Autumn Festival.

6, the Philippines?

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival that is highly valued by overseas Chinese living in the Philippines. Chinatown in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, is bustling with activities held by the local Chinese diaspora to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. The main commercial streets in Chinese neighborhoods were decorated with lights and banners at major intersections and on bridges into Chinatown, and many stores sold a variety of mooncakes, either homemade or imported from China.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Mid-Autumn Festival