Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month every year，The festival is celebrated when the moon is believed to be the biggest and fullest.To the Chinesea full moon is a symbol of prosperity,happinessand family reunion.

Mid-Autumn Festival has a history of over 3000 years,dating back to moon worship in the Shang Dynasty.It's such
an important festival that many poems were written about it stories and legends about the festival are widespreadand its origins have been guessed at and explained by generations of Chinese.
In the Tang Dynastyit was popular to appreciate the moon. Many poets liked to create poems related to the
moon when appreciating it.There is a legend that Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty visited the Moon Palace in his dream and heard a wonderful song.
In the Northern Song Dynasty,the 15th day of the 8th lunar month was established as the"Mid-Autumn Festival".From then on sacrificing to the moon was very popular and has become a custom ever since.
Many traditional and meaningful celebrations are held in most households in China,and China's neighboring
countries. The main traditions and celebrations include eating mooncakes, having dinner with family gazing at and worshipping the moon,and lighting lanterns.

The Mid-Autumn Festival probably began as a harvest festival.The festival was later given a mythological flavour
with legends of Chang-E,the beautiful lady in the moon.
Hainan West Asia Group wishes everyone a happy Mid Autumn Festival.

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