‘Mid-Autumn Festival’ – A wonderful day of family celebration in Taiwan

Taiwan News
Date: 2017/10/03
By  Taiwan News

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important festivals for Taiwanese people as its celebration is a chance to have family members reunite to appreciate the beauty of the full moon and enjoy some delicacies together.

The festival, which has a history of over 3,000 years, will take place in the middle of 8th month in the lunar calendar, which is on Oct. 4 of this year.

It is also known as “the moon festival” as it is celebrated when the moon is believed to be the biggest, fullest and brightest. Under the moonlight, family members gather together and enjoy delicious food as part of an age-old tradition carried out by many generations of Taiwanese people.

Along with traditional ways to celebrate this meaningful festival, several new customs have been invented by the modern society.    [FULL  STORY]