![]() ![]() If Chinese celebrates it with moon cake, Korean people also celebrate with mooncake, but more usual, they celebrate it with their bloody super good Korean Beef! In Korea, people will go to the cemetery to do the tomb sweeping of their late elders or relatives. ![]() Korean people, which basically have the same ancestor with Chinese and for sure, embrace the similar ancestral cultures, also celebrate this festival at the same time like Chinese does. Full moon + lanterns = what a be-au-tiful sky! (hope it’s not gonna rain though) ![]() During the holiday, people also will also fly the lanterns. Just like the Spring festival (ps: but no red pocket), people will go back to their hometown to gather with their family and have a big feast! They will pray to the gods and the moon for the prosperity. And what they serve? Yeah, the “IT” juicy roasted TURKEY on the plate for the whole family! “Thanksgiving” Celebration Around the Worldįor Western people, it’s celebrated at the end of November as a symbol of harvest season for the Pilgrims. The price also varies, it can be cheap and it can be very high too! Tada! It’s a cake! A moon cake… That’s why, people also call this festival as the Moon Cake Festival. Their size varies up to 10 cm (4 inches) wide and 5 cm (2 inches) deep, most mooncakes consist of a pastry skin enveloping a sweet, dense filling (usually filled with egg yolk, lotus seed, and other ingredients). It’s harvest celebration! It’s Chinese’s thanksgiving celebration! The Mid-Autumn Festival is the second most important festival to Chinese people after the Spring Festival. Chinese people believe the full moon is a symbol of peace, prosperity, and family reunion. Maybe some of you asking, what is the difference between this full moon and the other full moons. This year, it will be celebrated on September the 27th (go outside and check the moon!). It is the day of the full moon, when the moon is perfectly in a round shape and shines brightly (even brighter than other full moons) and beautifully. The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on month 8 day 15 based on the Chinese lunar calendar (usually in September or October). There are many calendar systems in the universe, but only 3 of them are widely known and used: The Julian/Gregorian Calendar (which we use from time to time) and the other two systems that are based on the lunar calculation are the Muslim/Hijri Calendar (used by the Muslims) and the Lunar Calendar (which is widely used by Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese). Hello everyone… Holiday is coming soon again in China and this time, Chinese people will celebrate the Mid Autumn Festival ( 中秋节 zhongqiujie). In this article, I’ll give you the complete information about this culture celebration and how is this festival celebrated in other countries. ![]()
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