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  2. Mid-Autumn Festival - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Chang'e - Wikipedia

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    There are many tales about Chang'e, including a well-known story about her that is given as the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival. [7] In one version, in a very distant past, Chang'e was a beautiful woman. Ten suns had risen together into the skies and scorched the Earth, thus causing hardship for the people. [7]

  4. Taiyin Xingjun - Wikipedia

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    With the Mid-Autumn Festival's focus on lunar veneration, homage naturally gravitates toward Taiyin Xingjun. On the 15th day of the eighth Chinese lunar month, throughout China, people erect incense altars, light crimson candles, offer fresh fruits in four vibrant hues, burn incense, and pay homage beneath the gleaming moonlight. This ritual ...

  5. Mid-Autumn Festival: Mooncakes, lanterns and so much more - AOL

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    Mid-Autumn Festival became an official celebration in China during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) but there isn’t one single answer to the question of when and how the annual event began.

  6. From mythical turtles to moon spirits: the legends behind ...

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    In Korea, festivities for Chuseok, or Korean Thanksgiving, began yesterday. In China, lanterns have lit up the skies for the Mid-Autumn Festival, or the Mooncake Festival. Those celebrating the ...

  7. What are mooncakes? Behind the iconic Chinese Mid-Autumn ...

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    The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, which typically coincides with a date in August, September or October. This year, it will be celebrated on Sept. 21.

  8. Mooncake - Wikipedia

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    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".

  9. Wu Gang - Wikipedia

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    This tree flowers during the autumn [2] and promoted the connection of the harvest festival with the Moon, a connection still observed during the modern Mid-Autumn Festival. Confections and cassia wine flavored with its blossoms are also still associated with the holiday. [8] [9]