Happy Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节快乐
Some facts on Mid-Autumn Festival, pronounced as zhong qui jie.
- Also known as Lantern Festival, Mooncake Festival
- It's a celebration of abundance (usually linked to harvest) and togetherness dating back 3,000 years to China's Zhou Dynasty
- Falls on 15th day of the eight lunar month of the Chinese calendar, where the moon is usually at its brightest
- Food link to this festival - mooncake and pomeloes
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