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Mid-Autumn Festival |
| ( 15th , 8th moon ) |
The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month in the lunar calandar. In our Gergorian calendar, the festvial falls around mid-September.
This is the time set aside in a busy agricultural
year to enjoy the successful harvest of rice and wheat with offerings of
pomegranates and round cakes presented by women in honor of the moon. The
Mid-Autumn festival is an evening celebration where families light lanterns,
eat mooncakes and fruits,
and appreciate the moon.
On the Mid-Autumn's night, the moon is at the
lowest angle to the horizon and the ancient Chinese observed that the moon
seemed to be at its largest and brightest. On this night, they paid special
homage to the moon and the goddness Chang-E,
who live on the moon.
Today, in Taiwan, people always Bar-B-O at night
and families gather together to gaze at the moon. It is popular for Taiwanese
to drink a cup of tea, eat the mooncakes, and sit and chat in the garden.
Sometimes people will go to the park to appreciate the moon.
 Chinese
New Year Festival |
Lantern
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Dragon
Boat Festival |
Ghost
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