Mid-Autumn Festival – Chinese Moon Festival and Second Grandest Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival, or Mid-autumn Day, is the second grandest festival in China after the Chinese New Year. It is named so for that it is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, which is always in the middle of the autumn season in China. 
Chinese Moon Festival
The day is also known as the Moon Festival, as at that time of the year the moon is believed to be at its fullest and brightest and Chinese always worship the moon and appreciate the full moon on that day.
Time for Family Reunion
In Chinese culture, full moon symbolizes reunion, so that they reunite with their families for celebrations. They worship the moon together, appreciate the moon together, enjoy reunion dinner and even share one mooncake to celebrate the reunion. 
English: Mid-Autumn Day, Moon Festival, Mooncake Festival, Autumn Moon Festival
Chinese: 中秋节 zhōng qiū jié
Date: 15th day of 8th lunar month; Oct. 6, 2025; Sep. 25, 2026
Holiday: 3 days, or 8 days if close to China National Day on Oct.1
Observed by: All Chinese people; people in some other Asian countries like Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia & Singapore.