Mid-Autumn Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, Autumn Festival, August Festival, Chasing Festival, Moon Festival or Reunion Festival, is popular in China. The traditional cultural festival is on the 15th day of the lunar August calendar, because it is just half of the autumn, the name is also set set the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 16 in some places.
The Mid-Autumn Festival began in the early years of the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. It was one of the traditional Chinese festivals that coincided with the Spring Festival since the ancient times. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, people will worship the moon, enjoy the moon, eat moon cakes, enjoying osmanthus, drinking osmanthus wine and other customs, it has been passed down to the present. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a reunion of the people of the moon, it is a symbol of hometown of missing people, missing the feelings of loved ones, praying for a harvest and happiness, and becoming a colorful and precious cultural heritage.
