Since ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival has had folk customs such as worshipping the moon, admiring the moon, eating moon cakes, playing with lanterns, admiring osmanthus, and drinking osmanthus wine, which have been passed down for a long time. Later, people gradually combined moon viewing with moon cakes, which meant family reunion and yearning. At the same time, moon cakes are also a gift for friendships between friends during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
A “mid-autumn festival” is also celebrated in many other Asian communities besides China. In China, it's a reunion time for families, just like Thanksgiving, while in Vietnam, it's more like a children's day.
The Mooncake Festival is the second most important festival in China after Chinese New Year. Chinese people celebrate it by gathering for dinners, worshiping the moon, lighting paper lanterns, eating mooncakes, etc.
Mid-Autumn Festival Facts
Name in Chinese: 中秋节 Zhōngqiūjié /jong-chyoh-jyeah/ 'middle autumn festival'
Also called: Mooncake Festival, Moon Festival
2021 date: Tuesday, September 21st. See more on Mid-Autumn Festival Dates.
Public holiday: September 19–21 (Sunday–Tuesday), 2021
Why it's celebrated: to worship the moon and celebrate the harvest
Must-eat food: mooncake
Celebrations: family gatherings, admiring the full moon, eating mooncakes, lantern lighting, etc.
Greetings: The simplest is "Happy Mid-Autumn Festival" (中秋快乐 'Mid-Autumn happy').
Hope when you see these, also can feel happy!
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival !
