#GREGORIAN CALENDAR CHINESE MID AUTUMN FESTIVAL 2018 FULL#
Moon Festival or Harvest Moon Festival, because of the celebration's association with the full moon on this night, as well as the traditions of Moon worship and Moon viewing.Tsukimi ( 月見 'moon viewing'), Japanese variant of the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated on the same day in the Chinese lunisolar calendar.
Chuseok ( 추석 / 秋夕 Autumn Eve), Korean festival celebrated on the same day in the Chinese and other East Asian lunisolar calendars. Other regional names include "Eighth Month Festival" ( simplified Chinese: 八月节 traditional Chinese: 八月節 pinyin: Bāyuèjié Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Peh-goe̍h-cheh Nanjingese: ba 5 üe 5 zie 5) used in places such as the Northeast, Southern Fujian, and Jianghuai, "Festival of Unity" ( simplified Chinese: 团圆节 traditional Chinese: 團圓節 Wugniu: doe 2-yoe 2-ciq 7 Nanjingese: tuang 2 üän 2 zie 5) used in Shanghai and Nanjing, as well as "Mooncake Festival" ( simplified Chinese: 月饼节 traditional Chinese: 月餅節 Jyutping: jyut 6 beng 2 zit 3) in Guangzhou. Its name varies among Sinitic languages, with the most common one being simply "Mid-Autumn Festival" ( simplified Chinese: 中秋节 traditional Chinese: 中秋節 pinyin: Zhōngqiūjié Jyutping: zung 1 cau 1 zit 3 Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-chhiu-cheh Wugniu: tson 1-chieu 1-ciq 7 THRS: zúng qiú jièd) or simply "Mid-Autumn" ( 中秋), as well as its traditional calendar date, either "Fifteenth of the Eighth Month" ( 八月十五 bāyuè shíwǔ baat 3 jyut 6 sap 6 ng 5 poeh-ge̍h-cha̍p-gō͘ paq 7-yuq 8 zeq 8-ng 6 bàd ngiad seb ǹg) or "Half of the Eighth Month" ( 八月半 Poeh-ge̍h-pòaⁿ paq 7-yuq 8-poe 5 bàd ngiad ban), which is more regional. The Mid-Autumn Festival is so-named as it is held on the 15th of the 8th lunar month in the Chinese calendar around the autumn equinox. The Mid-Autumn Festival is based on the legend of Chang'e, the Moon goddess in Chinese mythology. Mooncakes, a rich pastry typically filled with sweet-bean, egg yolk, meat or lotus-seed paste, are traditionally eaten during this festival. Lanterns of all size and shapes, are carried and displayed – symbolic beacons that light people's path to prosperity and good fortune. On this day, the Chinese believe that the Moon is at its brightest and fullest size, coinciding with harvest time in the middle of Autumn. 
The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar with a full moon at night, corresponding to mid-September to early October of the Gregorian calendar.
The history of the Mid-Autumn Festival dates back over 3,000 years. It is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture its popularity is on par with that of Chinese New Year. Similar holidays are celebrated in Japan ( Tsukimi), Korea ( Chuseok), Vietnam ( Tết Trung Thu), and other countries in East and Southeast Asia. The Mid-Autumn Festival ( Chinese: 中秋節 / 中秋节), also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a traditional festival celebrated in Chinese culture. "Mid-Autumn Festival" in traditional (top) and simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
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