Mid-Autumn Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival noun: 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).
Noun
Mid-Autumn Festival (plural Mid-Autumn Festivals)
- 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).
- Synonyms:
- Moon Festival
- The East Asian festivals originating, inspired, or co-opted from the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.
Mid-Autumn Festival meaning in Malay and Vietnamese
Mid-Autumn Festival in Malay
- harvest festival
- Perayaan Kuih Bulan
Mid-Autumn Festival in Vietnamese
- harvest festival
- Tết Trung Thu
Synonyms of Mid-Autumn Festival
- Moon Festival
- Zhongqiu
- Zhongqiu Festival
- Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
- Chinese Moon Festival
- Chinese Thanksgiving
- Chinese Harvest Festival
- Tsukimi
- Tsukimi Festival
- Otsukimi
17 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- Otsukimi Festival
- Japanese Mid-Autumn Festival
- Japanese Moon Festival
- Japanese Thanksgiving
- Japanese Harvest Festival
- Chuseok
- Chuseok Festival
- Hangawi
- Hangawi Festival
- Korean Mid-Autumn Festival
- Korean Thanksgiving
- Korean Harvest Festival
- Tet Trung Thu
- Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival
- Vietnamese Moon Festival
- Vietnamese Thanksgiving
- Vietnamese Harvest Festival
Forms of Mid-Autumn Festival
| plural | Mid-Autumn Festivals |
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Origin of Mid-Autumn Festival
A calque of Chinese 中秋節 /中秋节 (Zhōngqiūjié).
Questions about Mid-Autumn Festival
- What does Mid-Autumn Festival mean?
- Mid-Autumn Festival means 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).
- What is Mid-Autumn Festival in Malay?
- Mid-Autumn Festival in Malay is Perayaan Kuih Bulan. See Mid-Autumn Festival meaning in Malay.
- What part of speech is Mid-Autumn Festival?
- Mid-Autumn Festival is a noun.
- What is the plural of Mid-Autumn Festival?
- The plural of Mid-Autumn Festival is Mid-Autumn Festivals.
Words near Mid-Autumn Festival in the dictionary
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