What is the Mid-Autumn Festival?
The Mid-Autumn Festival (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. Zh¨ng Qi¨± Ji¨¦) celebrates the full moon (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. yu¨¨ 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. Ch¨±n Ji¨¦).
During this time, try saying in Mandarin:
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. Zh¨ng Qi¨± Ji¨¦ ku¨¤i l¨¨! - 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. w¨£n c¨¡n).
In some communities, lanterns (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. d¨¥ng l¨®ng) 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. sh¨ª w¨´) for the Mid-Autumn Festival is the mooncake (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. yu¨¨ b¨«ng).
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. Yu¨¨ b¨«ng are round pastries with rich, thick fillings and are usually accompanied with tea (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. ³¦³ó¨¢).
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