Mid-Autumn Festival

English

Noun

Mid-Autumn Festival (plural Mid-Autumn Festivals)

  1. A harvest festival celebrated by ethnic Chinese and Vietnamese people, held on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar (between early September and early October).
  2. (collective) The East Asian festivals originating, inspired, or co-opted from the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.

Synonyms
  • (Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese): Moon Festival
  • (Chinese festival): Zhongqiu Festival, Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, Chinese Moon Festival, Chinese Thanksgiving, Chinese Harvest Festival
  • (Japanese festival): Tsukimi, Tsukimi Festival, Otsukimi, Otsukimi Festival, Japanese Mid-Autumn Festival, Japanese Moon Festival, Japanese Thanksgiving, Japanese Harvest Festival
  • (Korean festival): Chuseok, Chuseok Festival, Hangawi, Hangawi Festival, Korean Mid-Autumn Festival, Korean Thanksgiving, Korean Harvest Festival
  • (Vietnamese festival): Tet Trung Thu, Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival, Vietnamese Moon Festival, Vietnamese Thanksgiving, Vietnamese Harvest Festival

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