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The Mid-Autumn Festival (for other names, 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]
Tsukimi or Otsukimi (お月見), 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 day of the eighth month of the traditional Japanese calendar, known as Jūgoya (十五夜, fifteenth night); [1] the waxing moon is celebrated on the 13th day of the ninth month, known ...
The festival is intricately linked to legends of Chang’e, the mythical Moon Goddess of Immortality. According to the Liji, an ancient Chinese book recording customs and ceremonies, the Chinese Emperor should offer sacrifices to the Sun in spring and the Moon in autumn. The 15th day of the 8th lunar month is the day called "Mid-Autumn".
Chang’e: The moon festival goddess. The Mid-Authum Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. - Sipa USA. Like many cultural celebrations, the Mid-Autumn Festival is shrouded in ...
The Moon Festival, also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, is held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month in the Chinese calendar around the autumn equinox. Originally, this festival was a time to ...
The Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节, zhōng qiū jié) falls on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, on a night with a full moon. This year, it falls on September 17, 2024.
Chuseok (Korean: 추석; [tɕʰu.sʌk̚], lit. ' autumn evening '), also known as Hangawi (한가위; [han.ɡa.ɥi]; from Old Korean, "the great middle [of autumn]"), is a major mid-autumn harvest festival and a three-day holiday in South Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunisolar calendar on the full moon.
Sharad Purnima or Kojagiri Purnima, the autumn harvest festival, on the full moon day of Ashvina. Buddha Purnima, marking the day of birth of Gautama Buddha, on the full moon day of Vaishakha. Kurma Jayanti is also celebrated on this day. Holi/Phalguna Purnima, the spring festival of colours in Hinduism/Buddhism/Jainism, the full moon day of ...