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Just to the north of Chinatown Square is the Ping Tom Memorial Park on the Riverfront of the Chicago River. During various festivals, such as Chinese New Year or the Autumn Moon Festival , stage performances and other entertainments are presented near the animal statues.
Autumn Moon Festival in San Francisco Chinatown, 2007. As late as 2014, the Mid-Autumn Festival generally went unnoticed outside of Asian supermarkets and food stores, [71] but it has gained popularity since then in areas with significant ethnic Chinese overseas populations, such as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. [72]
Partnering with Chinatown Main Street and other organizations, the CCBA coordinates activities such as the lion dance celebration for the Lunar New Year and the annual August Moon Festival, to attract visitors and to further economic growth in Chinatown; it also hosts dignitary visits to the Chinatown community.
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.
Chinatown is a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, along S. Wentworth Avenue between Cermak Road and W. 26th St. Over a third of Chicago's Chinese population resides in this ethnic enclave , making it one of the largest concentrations of Chinese-Americans in the United States . [ 3 ]
Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival (see also § Names), is a festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. It is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture , and has been added to the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list by the United Nations Educational, Scientific ...
Quincy Asian Resources will present the 36th annual August Moon Festival in downtown Quincy on Sunday, Aug. 20. August Moon Festival to return. And free cotton candy too
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".