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TheMoonFestivalTheAugustMoonFestivalorMid-AutumnFestivalisoneofthemostcelebratedChineseholidays.Itisheldonthe15thdayofthe8thlunarmonth.Chineselegendssaythatthemoonisatitsbrightestandroundestonthisday.BasedontheGregoriancalendar,thisyear'sAugustMoonFestivalwillbeheldonSeptember12.TheAugustMoonFestivalisoftencalledtheWomen'sFestival.Themoonsymbolizeseleganceandbeauty.WhileWesternersworshipthesun(yangormale)foritspower,peopleintheFarEastadmirethemoon.Themoonisthe'yin'orfemaleprincipleanditisatrustedfriend.Chineseparentsoftennametheirdaughtersafterthemoonandhopethattheywillbeaslovelyasthemoon.Infact,manyancientAugustMoonfolktalesareaboutamoonmaiden.Itissaidthataladyonthemoonbecomesvisibletochildrenonearthonthe15thnightofthe8thlunarmoon.Andonthismagicaloccasion,childrenwhomakewishestotheLadyontheMoonwillfindtheirdreamscometrue.Familiesgettogethertoeatmooncakesandcelebratetheendoftheharvestseason.Scholarswritepoemsaboutthemoon.Thisnightisalsomadeforromanticrendezvous.Friendshipsaremadeandrenewed.NowondertheAugustMoonFestivalhasaspecialmeaningtoallwhobelieveinthemysticalpowersofthemoon.InDetails:Whendidthisfestivalfirstbegin?Noexactdatecanbefoundinhistoricaldocuments,butscholarsassumethatitisrelatedto2customsinChina.Thefirstcustomconcernsfarmers.Chinaisanagriculturalcountry,andfarmingiscloselyrelatedtotheseasons.Inancienttimes,farmersworshippedtheEarthGodtoprayforagoodharvestwhentheysowedtheseedsinspring.Thiswasknownasspringworship.Duringautumn,farmersalsoworshippedtheEarthGodtothankhimforgivingthemagoodharvest.Thiswasknownasautumnreward.Sincethe15thdayofthe8thmonthisthetimewhenricepaddiesareharvested,somepeoplebelievethattheMidAutumnFestivalcamefromtheautumnrewardritual.Thesecondcustomconcernsworshipofthemoon.Accordingtoastronomy,theMidAutumnFestivaloccursattheautumnequinox.Atthistime,thesunlightshinesverticallyontheequator,equallydividingthedayandnightinboththesouthernandnorthernhemispheres.Themoonappearsintheeveningwithgentlewindsandlightclouds.Thisistheb
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