Mid-Autumn Festival
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The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. It occurs on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar
Festival decorations in Beijing
Chang'e, the Moon Goddess of Immortality
Houyi helplessly looking at his wife Chang'e flying off to the Moon after she drank the elixir.
Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns in Chinatown, Singapore
Tsukimi
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Tsukimi or Otsukimi, meaning, "moon-viewing", are Japanese festivals honoring the autumn moon, a variant of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The celebration of the full moon typically takes place on the 15th
Mid-Autumn Festival
…Chuseok (추석; 秋夕; lit. ''autumn eve''), Korean festival celebrated on the same day in the Chinese and other East Asian lunisolar calendars. Tsukimi (月見; lit. 'moon viewing'), Japanese variant of the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated on the same day in the Chinese lunisolar calendar. Moon Festival or…
Festival offerings: Tsukimi dango (left), susuki grass (middle) and chestnuts (right)
Tsukimi dango, rice dumplings eaten during the festival
Tsukimi udon, from Kyoto