This year, C huseok is being observed from Sept. This traditional festival celebrates the autumn harvest and the brightest and fullest moon. The day before and after are also public holidays in South Korea, which allows people time to travel home. The Mid-Autumn Festival (), also known as Moon Festival, is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar (falling in September or beginning of October) in Taiwan, China and other Asian culture countries. Many go back to their hometowns to celebrate with big family reunions and hold memorial services, called charye, for their ancestors. It’s one of the country’s biggest and most important holidays, alongside Seollal, or lunar new year. South Koreans celebrate Chuseok, also known as hangawi, at this time. In Hunan province, women from the Dong ethnic group customarily steal vegetables-because according to legend the moon goddess will shower “sweet dew” on them and whoever consumes them will be healthy and happy. In eastern China’s Zhejiang province, the Qiantang River’s tidal bore attracts many visitors. Some regions have specific Moon Festival customs. Families gather for celebrations, to eat dinner and share moon cakes as a way to thank the moon for a good harvest. The Mid-Autumn Festival, also called Moon Festival, is one of the largest festivals in Mainland China and East Asia. Moon worship has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries. Single-use glow sticks are also common-leading to appeals from environmentalists for curbs on their use. The festival, marking the end of the autumn harvest, occurs during the middle of autumn when the moon is at its fullest. Most children carry around the battery-powered variety. It’s time to hang a lantern, rip open a mooncake and peel a pomelo Mid-Autumn Festival is here. These days, the candle-lit paper lanterns of yore are rarely seen. Lanterns play an important role in the festivities.
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