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and be immortal without her, so he let Chang'e keep the elixir. However, Peng Meng, one of his apprentices, knew this secret. So, on the fifteenth of August in the
Chinese lunisolar calendar, when Yi went hunting, Peng Meng broke into Yi's house and forced Chang'e to give the elixir to him. Chang'e refused to do so. Instead, she swallowed it and flew into the sky. Since she loved her husband and hoped to live nearby, she chose the moon for her residence. When Yi came back and learned what had happened, he felt so sad that he displayed the fruits and cakes Chang'e liked in the yard and gave sacrifices to his wife. People soon learned about these activities, and since they also were sympathetic to Chang'e they participated in these sacrifices with Yi.
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families. In some areas of China, there is a tradition of making mooncakes during the night of the Mid-Autumn
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Datong Pond in Sha Po. Pok San Ngau Tsai was a celebration event of the Kwong Sin
Festival, and people would gather around to watch it. During the event, someone would play the percussions, and some villagers would then act possessed and call themselves "Maoshan Masters". They burnt themselves with incense sticks and fought with real blades and spears.
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would make an appointment at a certain place. The young women would arrive early to overhear remarks made about them by the young men. The young men would praise their lovers in front of their fellows, in which finally the listening women would walk out of the thicket. Pairs of lovers would go off to
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are the most important feature there. However, people don't usually buy mooncakes for themselves, but to give their relatives as presents. People start to exchange these presents well in advance of the festival. Hence, mooncakes are sold in elegant boxes for presentation purpose. Also, the price for
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who was excellent at archery. His wife was Chang'e. One year, the ten suns rose in the sky together, causing great disaster to the people. Yi shot down nine of the suns and left only one to provide light. An immortal admired Yi and sent him the elixir of immortality. Yi did not want to leave Chang'e
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Vietnam, young men and women used the festival as a chance to meet future life companions. Groups would assemble in a courtyard and exchange verses of song while gazing at the Moon. Those who performed poorly were sidelined until one young man and one
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Many festivals revolving around a full moon are also celebrated in
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Harvest festival in the state of Kerala in India. It falls on the 22nd nakshatra Thiruvonam in the Malayalam calendar month of Chingam, which in Gregorian calendar overlaps with August–September. According to legends, the festival is celebrated to commemorate King Mahabali, whose
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tree. The tree began to float towards the Moon, and Cuội, trying to pull it back down to Earth, floated to the Moon with it, leaving him stranded there. Every year, during the Mid-Autumn
Festival, children light lanterns and participate in a procession to show Cuội the way back to Earth. The other
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Vietnam, children participate in parades in the dark under the full moon with lanterns of various forms, shapes, and colors. Traditionally, lanterns signified the wish for the Sun's light and warmth to return after winter. In addition to carrying lanterns, the children also don masks. Elaborate
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Uthradom (Onam eve). Major festivities take place across 30 venues in Thiruvananthapuram, capital of Kerala. It is also celebrated by Malayali diaspora around the world. Though a Hindu festival, non-Hindu
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Before 1941, There were also some celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival held in small villages in Hong Kong. Sha Po would celebrate Mid Autumn Festival in every 15th day of the 8th Chinese lunisolar month. People called the Mid-Autumn Festival the Kwong Sin Festival. They held Pok San Ngau Tsai at
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Pookkalam (flower Rangoli), Onathappan (worship), Onam Kali, Tug of War, Thumbi Thullal (women's dance), Kummattikali (mask dance), Onathallu (martial arts), Onavillu (music), Kazhchakkula (plantain offerings), Onapottan (costumes), Atthachamayam (folk songs and dance), and other celebrations.
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The festival was a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat with food offerings made in honor of the moon. Today, it is still an occasion for outdoor reunions among friends and relatives to eat mooncakes and watch the Moon, a symbol of harmony and unity. During a year of a solar
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Making and sharing mooncakes is one of the hallmark traditions of this festival. In Chinese culture, a round shape symbolizes completeness and reunion. Thus, the sharing and eating of round mooncakes among family members during the week of the festival signifies the completeness and unity of
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There are also other traditions related to the Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong. Neighbourhoods across Hong Kong set impressive lantern exhibitions with traditional stage shows, game stalls, palm readings, and many other festive activities. The grandest celebrations take place in
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As China gradually evolved from an agrarian society to a mixed agrarian-commercial one, traditions from other festivals began to be transmitted into the Mid-Autumn Festival, such as the putting of lanterns on rivers to guide the spirits of the drowned as practiced during the
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children. Historical Confucian scholars continued the tradition of gazing at the Moon, but to sip wine and improvise poetry and song. However, by the early twentieth century in Hanoi, the festival had begun to assume its identity as the quintessential children's festival.
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to show their gratitude. Cakes and fruits are not only consumed, but elaborately prepared as food displays. For example, glutinous rice flour and rice paste are molded into familiar animals. Pomelo sections can be fashioned into unicorns, rabbits, or dogs. Villagers of
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occur around the time of the Mid-Autumn Festival and like other Buddhist Asian countries, the festivals celebrate the ascendance and culmination of the Buddha's visit to heaven and for the latter, the acknowledgement of the cultivation season known as "Maha".
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and each full moon day is a public holiday. Shops and businesses are closed on these days as people prepare for the full moon. Exteriors of buildings are adorned with lanterns and people often make food and go to the temple to listen to sermons. The
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Imperial dishes served on this occasion included nine-jointed lotus roots which symbolize peace, and watermelons cut in the shape of lotus petals which symbolize reunion. Teacups were placed on stone tables in the garden, where the family would pour
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eclipse, it is typical for governmental offices, banks, and schools to close extra days in order to enjoy the extended celestial celebration an eclipse brings. The festival is celebrated with many cultural or regional customs, among them:
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is the traditional choice for the "reunion wine" drunk on the occasion. Also, people will celebrate by eating cassia cakes and candy. In some places, people will celebrate by drinking osmanthus wine and eating osmanthus mooncakes.
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is the most popular one and occurs in the month of Thadingyut. It also occurs around the time of the Mid-Autumn Festival, depending on the lunar calendar. It is one of the biggest festivals in Myanmar after the New Year festival,
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After the hero Houyi shot down nine of the ten suns, he was pronounced king by the thankful people. However, he soon became a conceited and tyrannical ruler. In order to live long without death, he asked for the elixir from
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have a custom of welcoming the Moon, where they put up a large conical house frame made of dry pine branches called a "moon house". The moonlight would shine inside for gazers to appreciate.
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Although typical mooncakes can be around a few centimetres in diameter, imperial chefs have made some as large as 8 meters in diameter, with its surface pressed with designs of Chang'e,
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practice a ceremony called "Beating the Moon", where they place a basin of clear water in the courtyard to reflect an image of the Moon, and then "beat" the water surface with branches.
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It is difficult to discern the original purpose of lanterns in connection to the festival, but it is certain that lanterns were not used in conjunction with Moon-worship prior to the
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on the fifteenth day of the eighth Chinese lunisolar month. Taizong took the round cakes and pointed to the moon with a smile, saying, "I'd like to invite the toad to enjoy the
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Moon Festival or Harvest Moon Festival, because of the celebration's association with the full moon on this night, as well as the traditions of Moon worship and Moon viewing.
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of Immortality. The myths associated with Chang'e explain the origin of Moon worship during this day. One version of the story is as follows, as described in Lihui Yang's
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3818:"Moon Festival in Cambodia – An Unforgettable Experience"
3557:"Ng Sai Ming was part of a large rural polygamous family"
3475:"Voluntary Agreement on Management of Mooncake Packaging"
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2717:"A Chinese Symbol of Reunion: Moon Cakes – China culture"
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4619:"Cadillac Fairview Celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival"
4180:"Onam celebrations in Dubai to have traditional flair"
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4760:Origin and Development of the Mid-Autumn Festival
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3874:Long, Douglas (23 October 2015).
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5270:Folk festivals in China
2671:Roy, Christian (2005).
2442:Chinatown, Philadelphia
2331:San Francisco Chinatown
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1491:Emperor Taizong of Tang
1135:(中秋) first appeared in
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860:used in places such as
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240:Simplified Chinese
5265:Festivals in Hong Kong
5245:Autumn events in China
4089:Mahabali comes calling
3930:"Public Holidays 2024"
2550:Agriculture in Vietnam
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4512:Moon Festival Chicago
4494:www.bostoncentral.com
4373:10.1515/9781618114211
3689:"Water and Moon Fest"
3515:"Mid-Autumn Festival"
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5129:Lunar New Year's Eve
5014:Chung Yeung Festival
4617:Fairview, Cadillac.
4576:. 19 September 2017.
4444:on 17 September 2019
4306:"september calendar"
4254:. Chinadaily.com.cn.
3255:on 24 September 2018
2639:. 19 September 2020.
2560:Dragon Boat Festival
2545:Agriculture in China
2417:Chinatown, Manhattan
1732:Chinatown, Singapore
1625:Games and activities
1183:Empress Dowager Cixi
1143:Western Zhou dynasty
752:, also known as the
5300:October observances
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4959:Ching Ming Festival
4876:Mid-Autumn Festival
4705:. 26 September 2023
4562:. MommyPoppins.com.
4539:on 12 November 2020
4312:on 20 December 2016
4272:on 20 December 2016
3840:tourismcambodia.com
3798:on 20 December 2016
3668:on 20 December 2016
3638:on 21 December 2016
2966:Overmyer, Daniel L.
2575:Vietnamese holidays
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2135:masks were made of
2095:Thadingyut Festival
2070:That Luang Festival
1772:Hong Kong and Macau
1382:traditional Chinese
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886:traditional Chinese
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83:Cultural, religious
42:Mid-Autumn Festival
18:Mid-Autumn festival
5250:Buddhist festivals
5140:Peace Memorial Day
4683:on 3 November 2011
4665:on 11 August 2020.
3966:on 21 January 2013
3908:Gardens by the Bay
3745:movetocambodia.com
3658:"上海百润投资控股集团股份有限公司"
3586:on 21 October 2012
3563:. 5 November 2012.
3401:Tom, K.S. (1989).
2847:www.britannica.com
2618:on 13 April 2012.
2519:Gregorian calendar
2383:Chinatown, Chicago
2341:
2335:
2132:
2086:
1815:snow skin mooncake
1811:ice-cream mooncake
1786:
1374:simplified Chinese
922:simplified Chinese
878:simplified Chinese
782:Gregorian calendar
472:Calendar date name
99:Lantern lighting,
5285:Lunar observation
5280:Harvest festivals
5255:Buddhist holidays
5188:
5187:
5150:Tomb Sweeping Day
5072:
5071:
4979:Buddha's Birthday
4896:
4895:
4861:Qingming Festival
4659:www.xinhuanet.com
4294:. 6 January 2023.
4139:978-0-8223-9124-1
4115:. 21 August 2012.
3892:. 6 January 2020.
3687:Aquino, Michael.
3481:on 26 August 2014
3327:Chinese festivals
2777:PublicHolidays.hk
2502:
2501:
2476:Cadillac Fairview
2367:Chinatown, Boston
1402:
918:Mooncake Festival
874:Festival of Unity
832:Sinitic languages
812:Chinese mythology
758:Mooncake Festival
746:
745:
738:
737:
627:
626:
515:Standard Mandarin
467:
466:
376:Yale Romanization
359:Chûng-chhiû-chiet
300:Chung-ch'iu chieh
273:Standard Mandarin
197:
196:
16:(Redirected from
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5217:
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5205:
5204:
5196:
5183:
5170:Retrocession Day
5111:
5110:
5099:
5092:
5085:
5076:
5075:
5049:Queen's Birthday
5036:
5004:PRC National Day
4989:Tuen Ng Festival
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4626:
4614:
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4603:
4598:on 17 April 2020
4592:MoonFestival.org
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4338:on 22 April 2019
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3536:Hong Kong Memory
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2555:Chinese holidays
2421:Flushing, Queens
2344:
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1330:Lantern Festival
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828:Chinese calendar
789:Chinese New Year
766:harvest festival
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684:Pat-ngie̍t-chiet
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5134:Spring Festival
5115:
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5068:
5064:Remembrance Day
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4871:Duanwu Festival
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4038:on 23 June 2012
4032:"Tet Trung Thu"
4030:Wong, Bet Key.
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566:Romanization
543:Romanization
522:Hanyu Pinyin
421:Southern Min
396:Zung-cau zit
353:Romanization
332:Romanization
286:Zhōngqiū jié
280:Hanyu Pinyin
146:17 September
138:29 September
96:Celebrations
88:Significance
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4964:Good Friday
4687:10 November
4543:8 September
4342:15 December
4316:15 December
4276:15 December
4209:30 December
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4186:30 December
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4042:14 November
3970:10 November
3845:15 November
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3310:25 December
3284:16 December
3004:China Watch
2852:30 November
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2200:lucky money
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2057:Bon Om Touk
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1671:jiangbaxian
1660:luò huāyuán
1618:Dong people
1587:Jade Rabbit
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1317:lion dances
1291:Celebration
1129: 1600
1074:Bon Om Touk
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898:doe-yoe-ciq
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2075:Vientiane
1982:songpyeon
1903:East Asia
1857:Tu people
1807:packaging
1798:mooncakes
1790:Hong Kong
1678:guanxiamo
1631:Guangdong
1507:mooncakes
1427:Mooncakes
1094:Gathering
1078:Cambodian
1059:Indonesia
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2053:Cambodia
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1324:Lanterns
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1085:Meanings
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938:Jyutping
910:Shanghai
764:), is a
589:Jyutping
390:Jyutping
191:Krittika
183:Uposatha
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1914:Tsukimi
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1248:Chang'e
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1106:Praying
1039:Chữ Nôm
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961:Chuseok
914:Nanjing
808:Chang'e
776:with a
699:Hokkien
610:Hokkien
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1476:cassia
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2446:1995
2429:2019
2404:1938
2387:2005
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1794:Macau
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5207:Asia
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4689:2012
4604:2020
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4476:2020
4450:2020
4417:2020
4377:ISBN
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4278:2016
4237:2021
4211:2012
4188:2015
4166:2012
4134:ISBN
4070:ISBN
4044:2010
4012:ISBN
3972:2012
3942:2024
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3847:2019
3804:2016
3778:2019
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