What is the Mid-Autumn Festival?
The Mid-Autumn Festival (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. Zhōng Qiū Jié) celebrates the full moon (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. yuè liang) on the night and gives thanks to the Autumn harvest.
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival?
The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the eight month in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar.
In China, it is the second biggest festival after the Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. Chūn Jié).
During this time, try saying in Mandarin:
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. Zhōng Qiū Jié kuài lè! - Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
How do Chinese people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?
Similar to most Chinese festivals, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for family reunion.
Family and friends come together on the day to watch the full moon and share dinner (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. wǎn cān).
In some communities, lanterns (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. dēng lóng) are hung for the festival too.
Why not try making your own Chinese paper lantern?
What do people eat for the Mid-Autumn Festival?
The food (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. shí wù) for the Mid-Autumn Festival is the mooncake (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. yuè bǐng).
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. Yuè bǐng are round pastries with rich, thick fillings and are usually accompanied with tea (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 肠丑á).
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