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What is Mid-Autumn Festival all about? Chinese legends and how it is celebrated
Mid-Autumn Festival is the second biggest Chinese holiday of the year, and it means lots of mooncakes and, in one corner of Hong Kong, the likely return of the Tai Hang fire dragon dance.
Updated: 18 Aug, 2022
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Explainer | How Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated, from mooncakes to lanterns
The second biggest Chinese holiday of the year is celebrated with the giving of mooncakes, family dinners of auspicious autumn foods and, in two villages on Hong Kong Island, a fire dragon dance usually.
18 Aug, 2022
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Moon-inspired slang for Mid-Autumn Festival
15 Aug, 2022
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Why do we eat mooncakes at Mid-Autumn Festival?
Before premium, brand-name mooncakes became the must-gift seasonal treat – there was the legend of moon goddess Chang’e and the folk tale about Ming Dynasty revolutionaries
29 Sep, 2020
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Was Chang’e selfish or selfless? How the Mid-Autumn Festival story ends
In the Mid-Autumn Festival legend of how Chang’e the Chinese moon goddess ended up on the moon, did she sacrifice herself or give in to greed?
20 Aug, 2022
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What is Mid-Autumn Festival all about? A complete visual explainer
The second biggest Chinese holiday of the year is full of tradition – from mooncakes, lanterns to how it’s celebrated, and what the legend is behind the festival.
23 Aug, 2022
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How do Asian countries beyond China celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?
The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated throughout East Asia. We look at how five countries mark the occasion, the special foods they eat and the myths and legends associated with it.
25 Aug, 2022
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Things to do at Mid-Autumn Festival, from mooncake making to lantern buying
What’s on over the Mid-Autumn Festival weekend in Hong Kong this year? A list of fun activities to take part in, from a Disney movie night under the full moon to where to shop for the best lanterns.
06 Sep, 2022
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Mouthing Off | Who actually likes mooncakes? We only eat them out of a sense of tradition
Mooncakes are steeped in tradition, but everyone I know hates them and only eats them out of a sense of duty. We gave up shark fin and foot binding, so why not mooncakes?
25 Aug, 2022
