The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Lantern Festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the three most important holidays in the Chinese calendar.
Farmers celebrate the end of the summer harvesting season on this date. Traditionally, Chinese families and their friends will come together to admire the bright mid-autumn harvest moon, and eat moon cakes and pomeloes.
Lighting tower and floating sky lanterns, carrying brightly lit lanterns, planting Mid- Autumn trees, dragon dances and eating moon cakes are just a few of the traditions that are carried out through the festivities.
