Foods and Traditions for The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival | 中秋佳节的饮食
Author: Elaine Guo Editors: Kai Yim, Zoey Gong Mid-Autumn Festival: Harvest & Gratitude Today is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhong Qiu Jie,中秋节), the 15th day of the 8th month in the Chinese lunisolar calendar. This day boasts an incredible, bright full moon, earning its common name, the “Moon Festival.” The Mid-Autumn Festival is a time of family reunion and celebration, a major cultural event in China and many other East and Southeast Asian societies. For millennia, Chinese rulers have worshipped the moon and celebrated the autumn harvest during the fullest moon of the 8th month. To show their gratitude for a...