The Mid-Autumn Festival is the celebration of the harvest moon across several Asian countries. Following the lunar calendar, it falls on the 15th day of the eighth month, typically in September or early October. In 2023, this date will be September 29th.

The origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival is inseparable from the moon, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is a relic of the custom of worshiping the moon in ancient times. During the autumnal equinox, it is the ancient “Moon Festival”. Worshiping the moon is a very ancient custom in our country. In fact, it is a kind of worship activity for the “moon god” by the ancients in some parts of our country in ancient times.

The Mid-Autumn Festival comes from the traditional “autumn equinox festival”. In traditional culture, the moon is the same as the sun, and these two alternate celestial bodies became the objects of worship by the ancestors. The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of the moon by the ancients, and it is a relic and derivative of the custom of the Chinese nation to worship the moon. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a synthesis of autumn seasonal customs, and most of the festival elements contained in it have ancient origins.

The making and sharing mooncakes is one of the hallmark traditions of this festival. Either giving mooncakes as gifts or enjoying mooncakes together signifies the completeness and unity among families and friends.