Tuesday, September 25, 2007 12:17 PM

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143Th Post.

Happy Mooncake Festival to all my blogreaders.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Festival, or, less commonly, Mooncake Festival is a traditional Chinese festival/holiday on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunar calendar (usually around mid- or late-September in Gregorian Calendar). In 2004, this festival was celebrated on 28 September. On this day the full moon is at its roundest and brightest, which symbolises family unity and togetherness. According to Chinese traditions, on this day family members and friends will gather to visit scenic spots, gaze at the moon, and eat mooncakes and pomeloes together. Farmers furthermore celebrate the end of the agricultural season and the harvest on this date. A very important holiday in the Chinese calendar, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a legal holiday in several countries.Popular legends talk about a woman named Chang'e, a rabbit, and a woodcutter living on the moon. Shops selling mooncakes before the Mid-Autumn festival often display pictures of Chang'e floating to the moon. The holiday is sometimes compared to Thanksgiving Day in North American culture as a celebration of good harvest and family get-together.