Midautumn Festival
Author: Date:14/09/02 Visits:
1.Mid-Autumn Festival (Midautumn Festival), also known as the Moon Festival, Autumn Festival, the Mid-autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, August will be, Chasing the Moon Festival, Wanyue festival, worship festival, Doll Festival or Mid-Autumn Festival, is popular in many ethnic Chinese and East Asian countries in the traditional cultural festival, when the Lunar August 15; because it coincided with Sanqiu the half, hence the name, but some places will be given in August, Mid-Autumn Festival XVI.
2.Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Song Dynasty to the Ming and Qing dynasties, has a par with New Year's Day has become one of China's major festivals.
3.Affected by the Han culture, Mid-Autumn Festival is also in some countries in Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia, especially those living in the local overseas Chinese traditional festival.
4.Since 2008 Mid-Autumn Festival is listed as national holidays. Country attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage, May 20, 2006, the State Council approved the inclusion of the festival the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage.
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