Mid-Autumn Festival
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English
Etymology
A calque of Chinese 中秋節 / 中秋节 (Zhōngqiūjié).
Noun
Mid-Autumn Festival (plural Mid-Autumn Festivals)
- A harvest festival celebrated by ethnic Chinese and Vietnamese people, held on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar (between early September and early October).
- (collective) The East Asian festivals originating, inspired, or co-opted from the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.
Synonyms
- (Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese): Moon Festival
- (Chinese festival): Zhongqiu, Zhongqiu Festival, Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, Chinese Moon Festival, Chinese Thanksgiving, Chinese Harvest Festival
- (Japanese festival): Tsukimi, Tsukimi Festival, Otsukimi, Otsukimi Festival, Japanese Mid-Autumn Festival, Japanese Moon Festival, Japanese Thanksgiving, Japanese Harvest Festival
- (Korean festival): Chuseok, Chuseok Festival, Hangawi, Hangawi Festival, Korean Mid-Autumn Festival, Korean Thanksgiving, Korean Harvest Festival
- (Vietnamese festival): Tet Trung Thu, Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival, Vietnamese Moon Festival, Vietnamese Thanksgiving, Vietnamese Harvest Festival
Translations
harvest festival
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