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When is the Mid-Autumn Festival?

The Mid-Autumn Festival is on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month.

Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, Moonlight Birthday, Moon Festival, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Festival, Moon Festival and Reunion Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China. The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the worship of the autumn moon in ancient times. The ancients regarded the full moon as a symbol of reunion, so August 15 was also called "Reunion Festival".

The significance of Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history. Like other traditional festivals, it develops slowly. With the changes of the times, in the Mid-Autumn Festival, people are more endowed with the color of missing their loved ones by watching and worshipping the bright and round moon in the sky. The moon is a symbol of national harmony and family happiness. Since ancient times, Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a time for family reunion, but also a time for national celebration.