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| The Mid-autumn Festival |
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Published：2009-07-17 16:13
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 Also known as the "Full Moon Festival," the Mid-Autumn festival falls on the fifteen day of the eighth lunar month. At this time, the moon's orbit is at its lowest angle to the horizon, making the moon appear brighter and larger than any other time of the year. In the Western tradition, it is also called the Hunter's Moon or Harvest Moon. According to the lunar calendar, it is also the exact middle of autumn (which begins in the seventh month and ends in the ninth). |
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The-Moon festival background information
The 15th day of the 8th lunar month
Mooncakes(1)
Moonkcakes(2)
The novel mooncake
The legend of Chang-O
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Mid-autumn Day is coming!
Gigantic mooncake for the upcoming Mid Autumn Festival
Beijing people enjoy traveling in Mid-Autumn Festival
National standards set for traditional food, Mooncake
Over the moon
Make it by yourself |
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