2016 Mid-Autumn Festival is coming which falls on September 15th. To celebrate chinese tradition festival, Wuxi Better Technology Company will be on holiday from September 15th to 17th that is aslo Chinese National Holidays.
Falling on the 15th day of the 8th month according to the Chinese lunar calendar, the Mid-Autumn Festival is the second grandest festival after the Spring Festival in China. It takes its name from the fact that it is always celebrated in the middle of the autumn season. The day is also known as the Moon Festival, as at that time of the year the moon is at its roundest and brightest.
People in mainland China enjoy one day off on the festival which is usually connected with the weekend. In Hong Kong and Macau, people also enjoy one day off. However, it is not scheduled on the festival day, but the following day and it is usually not connected with the weekend. In Taiwan, the one day holiday falls on the festival day.
Customs
On the festival day, family members gather to
offer sacrifice to the moon, appreciate the bright full moon, eat moon cakes,
and express strong yearnings toward family members and friends who live afar.
In addition, there are some other customs like playing lanterns, and dragon and
lion dances in some regions. The unique customs of ethnic minorities are interesting as well,
such as [chasing the moon" of Mongolians, and [steal vegetables or fruits" of
the Dong people.
The Moon Cake is the special food of Mid-Autumn Festival. On that day, people sacrifice moon cakes to the moon as an offering and eat them for celebration. Moon cakes come in various flavors according to the region. The moon cakes are round, symbolizing the reunion of a family, so it is easy to understand how the eating of moon cakes under the round moon can evoke longing for distant relatives and friends. Nowadays, people present moon cakes to relatives and friends to demonstrate that they wish them a long and happy life.
