Mid-Autumn Festival: What is the festival about and how is it celebrated? | Explained News, The Indian Express

Mid-Autumn Festival: What is the festival about and how is it celebrated? | Explained News, The Indian Express

Written by Neha Banka |Updated: September 13, 2019 7:09:10 pm

Mid-Autumn Festival: What is the festival about and how is it celebrated?

India also has its own harvest festivals that occur around the same time on the calendar but go by different names depending on the region in the country.

The Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance team in Hong Kong performs a century-long tradition of waving incense-lit, straw-filled dragons to bring blessings to onlookers.

Asian countries and communities around the world celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, a harvest festival that marks the end of the autumn harvest and appearance of the fullest moon of the year. According to the Lunar calendar, the festival falls on the 15th day of the lunar month, in late September or early October, depending on the lunar cycle. India also has its own harvest festivals that occur around the same time on the calendar but go by different names depending on the region in the country.