China Luna Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, the Autumn Festival, the Festival of Sacrificing the Moon, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Festival of Saluting the Moon, the Festival of Reunion and so on, is a traditional Chinese folk festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the worship of the moon on the autumn evening in ancient times. Since ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival has many folk customs, such as offering sacrifices to the moon, enjoying the moon, eating moon cakes, playing with lanterns, appreciating osmanthus flowers, drinking osmanthus wine and so on. The Mid-Autumn Festival, with the reunion of the full moon as a symbol of people's longing for their homeland and their relatives, wishes for a bumper harvest and happiness, and becomes a rich and precious cultural heritage. 

The Mid-Autumn Festival originated in the ancient times, popularized in the Han Dynasty, finalized in the early Tang Dynasty, and prevailed after the Song Dynasty. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional cultural festival popular in China and the Chinese areas of the world. The Mid-Autumn Festival and the Spring Festival, the Qingming Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival are also known as the four traditional festivals in China. Since 2008, Mid-Autumn Festival has been listed as a national statutory holiday. On May 20, 2006, the State Council listed it in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.