English Explanatory Dictionary

Mid-Autumn Festival

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A harvest festival celebrated by ethnic Chinese and Vietnamese people, held on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar (between early September and early October).
  2. The East Asian festivals originating, inspired, or co-opted from the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.

Word forms

Mid-Autumn Festival Mid-Autumn Festivals

Etymology

A calque of Chinese 中秋節 /中秋节 (Zhōngqiūjié).

Synonyms

Zhongqiu Zhongqiu Festival Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Chinese Moon Festival Chinese Thanksgiving Chinese Harvest Festival Tsukimi Tsukimi Festival Otsukimi Otsukimi Festival Japanese Mid-Autumn Festival Japanese Moon Festival Japanese Thanksgiving Japanese Harvest Festival Tet Trung Thu Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival Vietnamese Moon Festival Vietnamese Thanksgiving Vietnamese Harvest Festival Moon Festival Chuseok Chuseok Festival Hangawi Hangawi Festival Korean Mid-Autumn Festival Korean Thanksgiving Korean Harvest Festival

Related words

mooncake
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