Moon Festival
noun
variants
or moon festival
plural Moon Festivals or moon festivals
: an autumn harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture and various other East and Southeast Asian cultures : mid-autumn festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival (this year on Sept. 10), would see my family gather in my grandparents' San Leandro backyard to gaze at the moon.—
Janelle Bitker
Janelle BitkerThe Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the moon festival or mooncake festival, is celebrated on the eighth month of the Lunar calendar. The holiday is also called Tsukimi in Japanese, Tet Trung Thu in Vietnamese, Chuseok in Korean and by other names across East and Southeast Asian countries.—Em Chan
Em ChanExamples of Moon Festival in a Sentence
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Cincinnati Moon Festival This family-friendly festival celebrates Greater Cincinnati's Asian community, traditions and the arrival of the autumn harvest moon.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2024
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, or Moon Festival, celebrated by Chinese around the world on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month each year (September 17 this year), mooncakes are eaten in gluttonous quantities.
—Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
The Chinese Harvest Moon Festival celebrates bountiful harvests and takes place on the full moon that falls closest to the autumn equinox.
—Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 29 Aug. 2023
Watch Chinese opera and a lion dance performance and roam the streets to browse the vendors’ tables spread with traditional Moon Festival gifts and food.
—BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2024
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, or Moon Festival, celebrated by Chinese around the world on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month each year (September 17 this year), mooncakes are eaten in gluttonous quantities.
—Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
The Chinese Harvest Moon Festival celebrates bountiful harvests and takes place on the full moon that falls closest to the autumn equinox.
—Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 29 Aug. 2023
Watch Chinese opera and a lion dance performance and roam the streets to browse the vendors’ tables spread with traditional Moon Festival gifts and food.
—BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023
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“Moon Festival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Moon%20Festival. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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