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Mid-Autumn Festival [中秋节[Zhōng Qiū jié]

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The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Festival of the Moon Festival, the Moonlight Festival, the Lunar Eve, the Autumn Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Festival for Worshiping the Moon, the Moon Lady's Festival, the Moon Festival, the Festival of Reunion, etc., is a Chinese folk The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival of Chinese folklore. The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of heavenly phenomena, and evolved from the moon festival on the eve of autumn in the ancient times. Initially, the festival was held on the day of "Autumn Equinox" in the twenty-fourth solar term of the dry calendar, and later it was transferred to the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the summer calendar (lunar calendar), and there are some places that set the Mid-Autumn Festival on the sixteenth day of the eighth month of the summer calendar [1]. Since ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival has been characterized by folk customs such as offering sacrifices to the moon, enjoying the moon, eating mooncakes, playing with lanterns, enjoying osmanthus flowers, and drinking osmanthus wine, which have been passed down to the present day and are still going on today. [2][3][4][5]

The Mid-Autumn Festival originated in ancient times, became popular in the Han Dynasty, was finalized in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, and flourished after the Song Dynasty. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a synthesis of the seasonal customs of autumn, and most of the festive elements it contains have ancient origins. [6] The Mid-Autumn Festival has become a colorful and invaluable cultural heritage, with the fullness of the moon signifying the reunion of people, as a way of sending thoughts to the hometown and relatives, and praying for a good harvest and happiness. [4]

The Mid-Autumn Festival is known as one of the four major traditional festivals in China, together with the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival and Dragon Boat Festival. Influenced by Chinese culture, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also a traditional festival in some countries in East and Southeast Asia, especially for the local Chinese diaspora. on May 20, 2006, the State Council included it in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. Since 2008, the Mid-Autumn Festival has been listed as a national legal holiday.

Chinese Name

Mid-Autumn Festival

Foreign Name

Mid-Autumn Festival

Alternative Names

Moon Festival, Moon Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Autumn Festival, Reunion Festival, etc.

Festival Time

Fifteenth day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar

Festival Types

One of the four major traditional Chinese holidays. p>One of the Four Great Traditional Chinese Festivals