Mooncake Festival
noun
variants
or less commonly mooncake festival
plural Mooncake Festivals also mooncake festivals
: an autumn harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture and various other East and Southeast Asian cultures : mid-autumn festival
Like seasonal beverages on a Starbucks menu signifying the start of the holidays, … mooncakes are a beacon of Mid-Autumn or Mooncake Festival.—
Hannah Leung
Hannah LeungAlso known as the Mooncake Festival, this celebration's hallmark tradition is making and sharing these round-shaped treats formed from lotus [seed] paste with an egg yolk center that symbolize unity and completeness.—Meghan Gunn
Meghan GunnThe Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, occurs on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar—roughly corresponding to mid-September in the solar calendar—when the moon is at its brightest and fullest size.—Aaron Barrow
Aaron BarrowPerth's Chinese community is getting ready to celebrate the annual mooncake festival.—Rachel Clark
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Other harvest-celebrating traditions around this time include the Korean festival of Chuseok and the Chinese Mooncake Festival, both of which also celebrate family and the remembrance of ancestors.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024
The country is set to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Mooncake Festival, from Sunday to Tuesday.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2024
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024
The country is set to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Mooncake Festival, from Sunday to Tuesday.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2024
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“Mooncake Festival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mooncake%20Festival. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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