![]() ![]() In Korea, Chuseok would be the day for memorial service or “charye” where families prepare food offerings for their ancestors. While all Asian countries that celebrate Mid-Autumn Day highlight family reunion and a festival dinner, there are many interesting differences. In Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, the Lantern Festival is the common name for the Mid-Autumn Festival Other neighbouring Asian countries have similar holidays celebrate on the same day as the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival: Korean Chuseok (Mid Autumn Harvest), Vietnamese Tết Trung Thu (Mid-Autumn Tet), Japanese Tsukimi (Moon Viewing). Nowadays, Chinese people celebrate Mid-Autumn Day by reuniting with family, eating mooncakes, and admiring the moon. However, it did not become a popular event until AD 7th century. The earliest record of "Mid-Autumn" first was found on the Chinese book Rites of Zhou, written between 5th to 2nd Century BC. Ancient Chinese believe that the Moon is at its brightest and fullest size on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar, coinciding with harvest time in the middle of Autumn. The early form of the Mid-Autumn Festival was derived from the custom of moon worship and celebration of harvest over 3,000 years ago in China. Mid-Autumn Day is a well-known traditional festival in Asia. ![]() “May we live long and share the beauty of the moon together, even if we are hundreds of miles apart.” -Su Shi (AD 1037-1101) ![]()
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