{"id":2649,"date":"2022-09-28T16:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T08:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=2649"},"modified":"2026-07-23T14:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T06:17:09","slug":"moon-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/28\/moon-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Moon Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/28\/moon-festival\/#What_is_%E4%B8%AD%E7%A7%8B%E7%AF%80%E4%B8%AD%E7%A7%8B%E8%8A%82\" >What is \u4e2d\u79cb\u7bc0\u4e2d\u79cb\u8282?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/28\/moon-festival\/#Five_things_people_do\" >Five things people do<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/28\/moon-festival\/#Enjoy_mooncakes_%F0%9F%A5%AE_%E6%9C%88%E9%A4%85%E6%9C%88%E9%A5%BC_yuebing\" >Enjoy mooncakes \ud83e\udd6e \u6708\u9905\u6708\u997c yu\u00e8b\u01d0ng<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/28\/moon-festival\/#Admire_the_full_moon_%F0%9F%8C%95_%E8%B3%9E%E6%9C%88%E8%B5%8F%E6%9C%88_shangyue\" >Admire the full moon \ud83c\udf15 \u8cde\u6708\u8d4f\u6708 sh\u01cengyu\u00e8<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/28\/moon-festival\/#BBQ_Taiwan_only_%F0%9F%8D%96_%E7%83%A4%E8%82%89%E7%83%A4%E8%82%89_kaorou\" >BBQ (Taiwan only) \ud83c\udf56 \u70e4\u8089\u70e4\u8089 k\u01ceor\u00f2u<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/28\/moon-festival\/#Reunion_%E5%9C%98%E5%9C%93%E5%9B%A2%E5%9C%86_tuanyuan\" >Reunion \u5718\u5713\u56e2\u5706 tu\u00e1nyu\u00e1n<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/28\/moon-festival\/#Money_%F0%9F%A7%A7_%E7%B4%85%E5%8C%85%E7%BA%A2%E5%8C%85_hongbao\" >Money \ud83e\udde7 \u7d05\u5305\u7ea2\u5305 h\u00f3ngb\u0101o<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/28\/moon-festival\/#%E6%9C%88%E9%A4%85%E6%9C%88%E9%A5%BC_%E6%9F%9A%E5%AD%90%E6%9F%9A%E5%AD%90\" >\u6708\u9905\u6708\u997c &amp; \u67da\u5b50\u67da\u5b50<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/28\/moon-festival\/#Is_the_moon_actually_fuller_that_night\" >Is the moon actually fuller that night?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/28\/moon-festival\/#When_luxury_brands_make_mooncakes\" >When luxury brands make mooncakes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/28\/moon-festival\/#Stories_related_to_%E4%B8%AD%E7%A7%8B%E7%AF%80%E4%B8%AD%E7%A7%8B%E8%8A%82\" >Stories related to \u4e2d\u79cb\u7bc0\u4e2d\u79cb\u8282<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/28\/moon-festival\/#The_same_moon_several_festivals\" >The same moon, several festivals<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n<title>Moon Festival \u2014 OneDotDot Chinese<\/title>\n<style>\n  @import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Noto+Serif+TC:wght@500;700;900&family=Noto+Serif+SC:wght@500;700;900&family=Noto+Sans+TC:wght@400;500;700&family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,500;0,600;1,500&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap');\n\n  :root{\n    --paper:#FFFFFF;\n    --paper-tint:#FBF3E6;\n    --ink:#241811;\n    --ink-soft:#5A4B3E;\n    --red:#AE2431;\n    --red-deep:#7C161C;\n    --gold:#C89B3C;\n    --jade:#3B6255;\n    --line:#E7E1D6;\n    --shadow: 0 10px 30px -14px rgba(35,20,10,0.25);\n    --radius: 14px;\n  }\n  *{box-sizing:border-box;}\n  html{scroll-behavior:smooth;}\n  body{\n    margin:0;\n    background:var(--paper);\n    color:var(--ink);\n    font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;\n    line-height:1.65;\n    -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;\n  }\n  a{color:var(--red-deep);}\n\n  \/* Traditional \/ Simplified toggle spans \u2014 these use YOUR site's own\n     existing lang-zh-TW \/ lang-zh-CN mechanism. 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class=\"lede\">\n      <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u79cb\u7bc0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u79cb\u8282<\/span> zh\u014dngqi\u016bji\u00e9 falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, when the moon turns into a perfect circle. It&#8217;s a night of worshipping the moon and giving thanks for the harvest. Families gather, much like Taiwan and China&#8217;s answer to Thanksgiving.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <section class=\"block\" id=\"intro\">\n      <div class=\"kicker\">Also known as Mid-Autumn<\/div>\n      <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_%E4%B8%AD%E7%A7%8B%E7%AF%80%E4%B8%AD%E7%A7%8B%E8%8A%82\"><\/span>What is <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u79cb\u7bc0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u79cb\u8282<\/span>?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n      <p>In English you&#8217;ll see a few different names for it. Common ones include the <strong>Moon Festival<\/strong>, the <strong>Mid-Autumn Festival<\/strong>, and the <strong>Mooncake Festival<\/strong> \u2014 all the same holiday. It&#8217;s one of the three most important festivals on the Chinese calendar, alongside <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904e\u5e74<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fc7\u5e74<\/span> gu\u00f2ni\u00e1n and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7aef\u5348\u7bc0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7aef\u5348\u8282<\/span> du\u0101nw\u01d4ji\u00e9.<\/p>\n      <p>Traditionally, it&#8217;s a holiday for worshipping the moon. On this night, the moon becomes a perfect circle \u2014 <span class=\"term\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5713<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5706<\/span> yu\u00e1n<\/span>. That roundness stands for two things at once. One is <span class=\"term\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5713\u6eff<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5706\u6ee1<\/span> yu\u00e1nm\u01cen<\/span>, satisfaction and perfection for the harvest. The other is <span class=\"term\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5718\u5713<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56e2\u5706<\/span> tu\u00e1nyu\u00e1n<\/span>, family reunion. It&#8217;s celebrated much the way Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US.<\/p>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"block\" id=\"activities\">\n      <div class=\"kicker\">What we do<\/div>\n      <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Five_things_people_do\"><\/span>Five things people do<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n      <div class=\"grid-cards\">\n        <div class=\"card\">\n          <div class=\"num\">1<\/div>\n          <h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enjoy_mooncakes_%F0%9F%A5%AE_%E6%9C%88%E9%A4%85%E6%9C%88%E9%A5%BC_yuebing\"><\/span>Enjoy mooncakes \ud83e\udd6e <span class=\"py\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6708\u9905<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6708\u997c<\/span> yu\u00e8b\u01d0ng<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n          <p>Bought as gifts to show gratitude \u2014 to family, friends, even business partners. Younger generations often skip the traditional oily, heavy version. Ice cream mooncakes, fruit mooncakes, and mooncake-shaped biscuits have become popular alternatives instead.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card\">\n          <div class=\"num\">2<\/div>\n          <h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Admire_the_full_moon_%F0%9F%8C%95_%E8%B3%9E%E6%9C%88%E8%B5%8F%E6%9C%88_shangyue\"><\/span>Admire the full moon \ud83c\udf15 <span class=\"py\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8cde\u6708<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8d4f\u6708<\/span> sh\u01cengyu\u00e8<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n          <p>Families go outside together to look at the moon, sometimes with an outdoor gathering. Parents tell moon stories to their kids while they watch. One rule to keep in mind: don&#8217;t point at the moon. It&#8217;s said to anger the Moon Goddess \u2014 and you might wake up with a small cut on your ear.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card\">\n          <div class=\"num\">3<\/div>\n          <h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BBQ_Taiwan_only_%F0%9F%8D%96_%E7%83%A4%E8%82%89%E7%83%A4%E8%82%89_kaorou\"><\/span>BBQ (Taiwan only) \ud83c\udf56 <span class=\"py\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u70e4\u8089<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u70e4\u8089<\/span> k\u01ceor\u00f2u<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n          <p>A newer, distinctly Taiwanese tradition. Grill kits appear on sidewalks and outside apartment buildings island-wide, with neighbors barbecuing together. It&#8217;s arguably a livelier alternative to just standing around admiring the moon.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card\">\n          <div class=\"num\">4<\/div>\n          <h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reunion_%E5%9C%98%E5%9C%93%E5%9B%A2%E5%9C%86_tuanyuan\"><\/span>Reunion <span class=\"py\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5718\u5713<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56e2\u5706<\/span> tu\u00e1nyu\u00e1n<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n          <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u79cb\u7bc0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u79cb\u8282<\/span> usually comes with a 3-day break, giving people working far from home time to travel back. Those who can&#8217;t make it call home instead. That way, the whole family can look at the same moon together, &#8220;under the same sky.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card\">\n          <div class=\"num\">5<\/div>\n          <h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Money_%F0%9F%A7%A7_%E7%B4%85%E5%8C%85%E7%BA%A2%E5%8C%85_hongbao\"><\/span>Money \ud83e\udde7 <span class=\"py\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d05\u5305<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7ea2\u5305<\/span> h\u00f3ngb\u0101o<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n          <p>On the first day back at the office, many employees receive a small bonus. It&#8217;s a way for the company to say thanks for their work. It&#8217;s also common now for young people to send their parents a &#8220;red envelope&#8221; \u2014 often just digitally, over WeChat.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"block\" id=\"food\">\n      <div class=\"kicker\">The food of the festival<\/div>\n      <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%9C%88%E9%A4%85%E6%9C%88%E9%A5%BC_%E6%9F%9A%E5%AD%90%E6%9F%9A%E5%AD%90\"><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6708\u9905<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6708\u997c<\/span> &amp; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u67da\u5b50<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u67da\u5b50<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n      <div class=\"taboo-grid\">\n        <div class=\"tcard\">\n          <span class=\"term\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6708\u9905<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6708\u997c<\/span> yu\u00e8b\u01d0ng<\/span>\n          <p>A salted egg yolk is baked into the center, giving off a soft &#8220;lunar&#8221; glow. The yolk stands in for the moon itself. Around it sits a dense paste filling: mung bean, red bean, jujube, or lotus seed are all common. Sweet with a touch of salty, and quite high in calories \u2014 best paired with a strong tea.<\/p>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_0277-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\u6708\u9905 mooncakes with egg yolk centers\">\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"tcard\">\n          <span class=\"term\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u67da\u5b50<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u67da\u5b50<\/span> y\u00f2uzi<\/span>\n          <p>Pomelo \u2014 eaten simply because it&#8217;s in season. Low in calories and rich in fiber, it helps digest all that heavy mooncake. In Taiwan, people don&#8217;t &#8220;peel&#8221; (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u525d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5265<\/span> b\u014d) a pomelo \u2014 they &#8220;kill&#8221; it (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6bba<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6740<\/span> sh\u0101). Afterward, kids wear the hollowed-out rind on their heads like a hat. It&#8217;s not for laughs \u2014 it&#8217;s believed to help keep mosquitoes away while everyone&#8217;s outside.<\/p>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_0135-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\u67da\u5b50 pomelo\">\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"callout\">\n        <p><strong>A rebellion, baked in.<\/strong> One popular legend claims mooncakes helped overthrow the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. Han rebels supposedly hid coordinated uprising messages inside the pastries. Mongol rulers didn&#8217;t eat mooncakes, so they had no reason to inspect them closely. The message spread in plain sight.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"block\" id=\"astronomy\">\n      <div class=\"kicker\">A small dose of astronomy<\/div>\n      <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_the_moon_actually_fuller_that_night\"><\/span>Is the moon actually fuller that night?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n      <p>Not physically, no. The moon doesn&#8217;t get any &#8220;more full&#8221; on this date than during any other month&#8217;s full moon. What makes it special is timing. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u79cb\u7bc0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u79cb\u8282<\/span> lands on the full moon closest to the autumn equinox. That moon tends to rise earlier and sit lower and brighter in the sky than usual. In English, Western astronomy calls that same moon the &#8220;Harvest Moon&#8221; \u2014 for almost exactly the same seasonal reason.<\/p>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"block\" id=\"mooncake-trend\">\n      <div class=\"kicker\">A very modern twist<\/div>\n      <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_luxury_brands_make_mooncakes\"><\/span>When luxury brands make mooncakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n      <p>Mooncake gifting has become its own small industry \u2014 and in recent years, fashion houses have joined in. Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Saint Laurent have all released their own logo-branded mooncake boxes as limited-edition seasonal gifts. They&#8217;re treated less like pastry and more like a collectible. It&#8217;s the same gifting instinct behind <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6708\u9905<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6708\u997c<\/span> as ever \u2014 just with a much higher price tag.<\/p>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"block\" id=\"legends\">\n      <div class=\"kicker\">Where the moon myths come from<\/div>\n      <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stories_related_to_%E4%B8%AD%E7%A7%8B%E7%AF%80%E4%B8%AD%E7%A7%8B%E8%8A%82\"><\/span>Stories related to <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u79cb\u7bc0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u79cb\u8282<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n      <div class=\"story-list\">\n        <div class=\"story\">\n          <div class=\"glyph\">\u5ae6<\/div>\n          <div>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/23\/story-change\/\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5ae6\u5a25\u5954\u6708<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5ae6\u5a25\u5954\u6708<\/span> Ch\u00e1ng&#8217;\u00e9 b\u0113n yu\u00e8<\/a>\n            <p>The best-known moon legend, about a beautiful woman who ends up living on the moon. There are several different versions of exactly how and why \u2014 some kinder to her than others.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"story\">\n          <div class=\"glyph\">\u5154<\/div>\n          <div>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CiTuslsjPiu\/\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7389\u5154\u6417\u85e5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7389\u5154\u6363\u836f<\/span> Y\u00f9t\u00f9 d\u01ceoy\u00e0o<\/a>\n            <p>About a rabbit who becomes a medicine god. It&#8217;s this shape \u2014 not a &#8220;man in the moon&#8221; \u2014 that many East Asian cultures traditionally see in the moon&#8217;s surface.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"story\">\n          <div class=\"glyph\">\u5433<\/div>\n          <div>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/06\/wugang-fagui\/\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5433\u525b\u4f10\u6842<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5434\u521a\u4f10\u6842<\/span> W\u00fag\u0101ng f\u00e1gu\u00ec<\/a>\n            <p>About a lazy man who always gives up easily. He&#8217;s sent to the moon to chop down a self-healing tree, and ends up stuck chopping forever.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"block\" id=\"around-asia\">\n      <div class=\"kicker\">Not just China<\/div>\n      <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_same_moon_several_festivals\"><\/span>The same moon, several festivals<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n      <div class=\"taboo-grid\">\n        <div class=\"tcard\">\n          <span class=\"term\">Korea \u2014 \ucd94\uc11d Chuseok<\/span>\n          <p>Arguably an even bigger holiday than <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u79cb\u7bc0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u79cb\u8282<\/span> is in China. It&#8217;s a multi-day holiday built around ancestral rites and family travel \u2014 closer in scale to Korea&#8217;s version of Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"tcard\">\n          <span class=\"term\">Japan \u2014 \u6708\u898b Tsukimi<\/span>\n          <p>A quieter, more aesthetic occasion: moon viewing parties with rice dumplings (<em>dango<\/em>) and pampas grass on display. Closer to a seasonal art appreciation ritual than a big family gathering.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"tcard\">\n          <span class=\"term\">Vietnam \u2014 T\u1ebft Trung Thu<\/span>\n          <p>Leans much more toward children, with colorful paper lanterns, lion dances, and star-shaped lanterns carried through the streets. 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It&#8217;s a night of worshipping the moon and giving thanks for the harvest. 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