Moon Festival

Harvest moon holiday

Moon Festival is an East Asian celebration occurring on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, when the full moon is brightest.

Also called Mid-Autumn Festival, it centers on family gatherings, moon viewing, and eating mooncakes—round pastries symbolizing completeness and reunion.

We're having the whole family over for Moon Festival this year.

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