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Mid-Autumn FestivalThis article is about the holiday celebrated in China, Taiwan, Vietnam and by ethnic Chinese worldwide. Mid-Autumn Festival is a term sometimes also used to describe?Chuseok?in Korea and?Tsukimi?in Japan.The?Mid-Autumn Festival?is a?harvest festival?celebrated by ethnic?Chinese?and?Vietnamese?peoples.[1][2]?The festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese?Han calendar?and?Vietnamese calendar?(within 15 days of theautumnal equinox), on the night of the?full moon?between early September to early October of the?Gregorian calendar.[1]Mainland China?listed the festival as an intangible cultural heritage in 2006 and a?public holiday?in 2008.[1]?It is also a?public holiday in Taiwan. Among the Vietnamese, it is considered the second-most important holiday tradition.Alternative namesThe Mid-Autumn Festival is also known by other names, such as:Moon Festival?or?Harvest Moon Festival, because of the celebrations association with the full moon on this night, as well as the traditions of moon worship and moon gazing.Mooncake Festival, because of the popular tradition of eating?mooncakes?on this occasion.Zhōngqiū Festival, the official name in?pinyin.Lantern Festival, a term sometimes used in?Singapore?and?Malaysia, which is not to be confused with the?Lantern Festival?in China that occurs on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese calendar.Reunion Festival, because in olden times, a woman in China would take the occasion to visit her parents before returning to celebrate with her husband and his parents.[3]Childrens Festival, in Vietnam, because of the emphasis on the celebration of children.[4]Meanings of the festivalThe festival celebrates three fundamental concepts which are closely tied to one another:Gathering, such as family and friends coming together, or harvesting crops for the festival.Thanksgiving, to give thanks for the harvest, or for harmonious unionsPraying?(asking for conceptual or material satisfaction), such as