mid-autumn
Between summer, winter
Mid-autumn refers to the middle of the autumn season, typically late September through early October in the Northern Hemisphere.
The term appears most often in reference to the Mid-Autumn Festival, a harvest celebration observed in Chinese and other East Asian cultures: We're flying to Hong Kong for Mid-Autumn.
The festival falls on the full moon nearest the autumn equinox.
Ornate autumn festival pastry
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- festivityCelebratory occasion or mood
- holidayDay of rest
September · October · equinox · customs · rituals · pomelo · taro · barbecue
Reward for capture
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- reapingCutting crops for collection
- abundanceAmple supply, overflowing
cornucopia · grain · orchard · produce · farmers · persimmon · pomegranate · chestnut
Related people together
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
- togethernessState of close connection
- kinshipState of being related
bonding · nostalgia · feast · warmth · fellowship · ancestors · remembrance · reconnect
Of the moon
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- moonglowLunar illumination
- moonriseMoon appearing over horizon
- moongazingObserving the night orb
luminosity · celestial · brightness · night-sky · reflection · silvery · radiance · rabbit
Provision of light
- glowSteady, soft light
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- candleWax stick with wick
colorful · red · floating · translucent · decorative · procession · candlelight · night
mooncake
Ornate autumn festival pastry
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- festivityCelebratory occasion or mood
holiday · September · October · equinox · customs · rituals · pomelo · taro · barbecue · hanbok
bounty
Reward for capture
abundance · cornucopia · grain · orchard · produce · farmers · persimmon · pomegranate · chestnut · pear
family
Related people together
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
- togethernessState of close connection
kinship · bonding · nostalgia · feast · warmth · fellowship · ancestors · remembrance · reconnect · homeland
lunar
Of the moon
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- moonglowLunar illumination
- moonriseMoon appearing over horizon
moongazing · luminosity · celestial · brightness · night-sky · reflection · silvery · radiance · rabbit · craters
illumination
Provision of light
candle · colorful · red · floating · translucent · decorative · procession · candlelight · night · luminous
- harvest seasonOctober
- Asian astrologyChinese zodiac, zodiac animals, tiger, rat, goat
mid-autumnmid-spring
Season's middle weeks
spring · early spring · midsummer · spring equinox · springtime
middle, autumn, midday, mid, autumns, midyear, midweek, autumnal, midafternoon