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The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival (see § Etymology), is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar with a full moon at night, corresponding to mid-September to early October of the Gregorian calendar . [ 1 ]
Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhongqiu Jie (中秋节) in Chinese, is also called the Mooncake Festival or the Moon Festival. It is also celebrated by many other countries, such as America (mainly in the Asian American community), Singapore, and Malaysia.
Aug 27, 2024 · Also known as Mooncake Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month (autumn season), hence the moniker. It marks the end of the autumn harvest and the Hungry Ghost Festival, and was traditionally a time of thanksgiving to the gods.
Aug 19, 2023 · It's mooncake season! Here are 23 spots for you to get the best baked and snow skin mooncakes in 2023 this Mid-Autumn Festival.
The mooncake—a hallmark of the festival is characterised by its lotus-like shape, with a decorative embossed pattern on top. This mooncake is commonly filled with lotus paste, a sweet paste made from lotus seeds and salted duck egg yolks.
Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhongqiu Jie (中秋节) in Chinese, also known as the Mooncake Festival or Moon Festival, is one of China's biggest holidays. The festival is a joyous celebration with family reunions, mooncakes, parades, and lanterns. In 2025, Mid-Autumn Festival falls on October 6th.
When the Mid-Autumn Festival rolls around in Singapore, two things come alive: colourful lanterns and scrumptious mooncakes. Also known as the Moon Festival, this cultural affair in the...
