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and be immortal without her, so he let Chang'e keep the elixir. However, Peng Meng, one of his apprentices, knew this secret. So, on the fifteenth of August in the
Chinese lunisolar calendar, when Yi went hunting, Peng Meng broke into Yi's house and forced Chang'e to give the elixir to him. Chang'e refused to do so. Instead, she swallowed it and flew into the sky. Since she loved her husband and hoped to live nearby, she chose the moon for her residence. When Yi came back and learned what had happened, he felt so sad that he displayed the fruits and cakes Chang'e liked in the yard and gave sacrifices to his wife. People soon learned about these activities, and since they also were sympathetic to Chang'e they participated in these sacrifices with Yi.
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families. In some areas of China, there is a tradition of making mooncakes during the night of the Mid-Autumn
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would make an appointment at a certain place. The young women would arrive early to overhear remarks made about them by the young men. The young men would praise their lovers in front of their fellows, in which finally the listening women would walk out of the thicket. Pairs of lovers would go off to
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Onam is a major annual event for
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are the most important feature there. However, people don't usually buy mooncakes for themselves, but to give their relatives as presents. People start to exchange these presents well in advance of the festival. Hence, mooncakes are sold in elegant boxes for presentation purpose. Also, the price for
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who was excellent at archery. His wife was Chang'e. One year, the ten suns rose in the sky together, causing great disaster to the people. Yi shot down nine of the suns and left only one to provide light. An immortal admired Yi and sent him the elixir of immortality. Yi did not want to leave Chang'e
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Vietnam, young men and women used the festival as a chance to meet future life companions. Groups would assemble in a courtyard and exchange verses of song while gazing at the Moon. Those who performed poorly were sidelined until one young man and one
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Many festivals revolving around a full moon are also celebrated in
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Harvest festival in the state of Kerala in India. It falls on the 22nd nakshatra Thiruvonam in the Malayalam calendar month of Chingam, which in Gregorian calendar overlaps with August–September. According to legends, the festival is celebrated to commemorate King Mahabali, whose
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tree. The tree began to float towards the Moon, and Cuội, trying to pull it back down to Earth, floated to the Moon with it, leaving him stranded there. Every year, during the Mid-Autumn
Festival, children light lanterns and participate in a procession to show Cuội the way back to Earth. The other
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Vietnam, children participate in parades in the dark under the full moon with lanterns of various forms, shapes, and colors. Traditionally, lanterns signified the wish for the Sun's light and warmth to return after winter. In addition to carrying lanterns, the children also don masks. Elaborate
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Onam is the official state festival of Kerala with public holidays that start four days from
Uthradom (Onam eve). Major festivities take place across 30 venues in Thiruvananthapuram, capital of Kerala. It is also celebrated by Malayali diaspora around the world. Though a Hindu festival, non-Hindu
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As late as 2014, the Mid-Autumn Festival generally went unnoticed outside of Asian supermarkets and food stores, but it has gained popularity since then in areas with significant ethnic Chinese overseas populations, such as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Unlike traditions in
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Before 1941, There were also some celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival held in small villages in Hong Kong. Sha Po would celebrate Mid Autumn Festival in every 15th day of the 8th Chinese lunisolar month. People called the Mid-Autumn Festival the Kwong Sin Festival. They held Pok San Ngau Tsai at
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Pookkalam (flower Rangoli), Onathappan (worship), Onam Kali, Tug of War, Thumbi Thullal (women's dance), Kummattikali (mask dance), Onathallu (martial arts), Onavillu (music), Kazhchakkula (plantain offerings), Onapottan (costumes), Atthachamayam (folk songs and dance), and other celebrations.
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The festival was a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat with food offerings made in honor of the moon. Today, it is still an occasion for outdoor reunions among friends and relatives to eat mooncakes and watch the Moon, a symbol of harmony and unity. During a year of a solar
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Making and sharing mooncakes is one of the hallmark traditions of this festival. In Chinese culture, a round shape symbolizes completeness and reunion. Thus, the sharing and eating of round mooncakes among family members during the week of the festival signifies the completeness and unity of
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There are also other traditions related to the Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong. Neighbourhoods across Hong Kong set impressive lantern exhibitions with traditional stage shows, game stalls, palm readings, and many other festive activities. The grandest celebrations take place in
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As China gradually evolved from an agrarian society to a mixed agrarian-commercial one, traditions from other festivals began to be transmitted into the Mid-Autumn Festival, such as the putting of lanterns on rivers to guide the spirits of the drowned as practiced during the
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children. Historical Confucian scholars continued the tradition of gazing at the Moon, but to sip wine and improvise poetry and song. However, by the early twentieth century in Hanoi, the festival had begun to assume its identity as the quintessential children's festival.
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to show their gratitude. Cakes and fruits are not only consumed, but elaborately prepared as food displays. For example, glutinous rice flour and rice paste are molded into familiar animals. Pomelo sections can be fashioned into unicorns, rabbits, or dogs. Villagers of
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occur around the time of the Mid-Autumn Festival and like other Buddhist Asian countries, the festivals celebrate the ascendance and culmination of the Buddha's visit to heaven and for the latter, the acknowledgement of the cultivation season known as "Maha".
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and each full moon day is a public holiday. Shops and businesses are closed on these days as people prepare for the full moon. Exteriors of buildings are adorned with lanterns and people often make food and go to the temple to listen to sermons. The
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Imperial dishes served on this occasion included nine-jointed lotus roots which symbolize peace, and watermelons cut in the shape of lotus petals which symbolize reunion. Teacups were placed on stone tables in the garden, where the family would pour
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In China, the Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes the family reunion and on this day, all families will appreciate the Moon in the evening, because it is the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar, when the moon is at its fullest.
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eclipse, it is typical for governmental offices, banks, and schools to close extra days in order to enjoy the extended celestial celebration an eclipse brings. The festival is celebrated with many cultural or regional customs, among them:
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is the traditional choice for the "reunion wine" drunk on the occasion. Also, people will celebrate by eating cassia cakes and candy. In some places, people will celebrate by drinking osmanthus wine and eating osmanthus mooncakes.
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is the most popular one and occurs in the month of Thadingyut. It also occurs around the time of the Mid-Autumn Festival, depending on the lunar calendar. It is one of the biggest festivals in Myanmar after the New Year festival,
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After the hero Houyi shot down nine of the ten suns, he was pronounced king by the thankful people. However, he soon became a conceited and tyrannical ruler. In order to live long without death, he asked for the elixir from
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During the festival, lanterns of all size and shapes – which symbolize beacons that light people's path to prosperity and good fortune – are carried and displayed.
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have a custom of welcoming the Moon, where they put up a large conical house frame made of dry pine branches called a "moon house". The moonlight would shine inside for gazers to appreciate.
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practice a ceremony called "Beating the Moon", where they place a basin of clear water in the courtyard to reflect an image of the Moon, and then "beat" the water surface with branches.
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It is difficult to discern the original purpose of lanterns in connection to the festival, but it is certain that lanterns were not used in conjunction with Moon-worship prior to the
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on the fifteenth day of the eighth Chinese lunisolar month. Taizong took the round cakes and pointed to the moon with a smile, saying, "I'd like to invite the toad to enjoy the
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The festival, celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese calendar, has no fixed date on the Western calendar, but the day always coincides with a full moon.
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Moon Festival or Harvest Moon Festival, because of the celebration's association with the full moon on this night, as well as the traditions of Moon worship and Moon viewing.
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However, 'Mid-Autumn Festival' is more widely used by locals when referring to the festival in English and 'Zhōngqiū Jié' is used when referring to the festival in Chinese.
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Similar traditions are found in other parts of Asia and also revolve around the full moon. These festivals tend to occur on the same day or around the Mid-Autumn Festival.
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of Immortality. The myths associated with Chang'e explain the origin of Moon worship during this day. One version of the story is as follows, as described in Lihui Yang's
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3807:"Moon Festival in Cambodia – An Unforgettable Experience"
3546:"Ng Sai Ming was part of a large rural polygamous family"
3464:"Voluntary Agreement on Management of Mooncake Packaging"
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2706:"A Chinese Symbol of Reunion: Moon Cakes – China culture"
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4608:"Cadillac Fairview Celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival"
4169:"Onam celebrations in Dubai to have traditional flair"
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1832:Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture
1734:Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations in
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5279:Observances held on the full moon
5113:Founding of the Republic of China
4321:"Today is Vap Full Moon Poya Day"
3947:Cohen, Barbara (1 October 1995).
3863:Long, Douglas (23 October 2015).
3563:Yeo, Joanna (20 September 2012).
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3357:Origins of Chinese Tea and Wine
3314:Wei, Liming; Lang, Tao (2011).
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1513:Other foods and food displays
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1264:Handbook of Chinese Mythology
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5309:Religious festivals in China
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3084:Journal of Folklore Research
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4143:"Onam celebrated in S'pore"
3781:"Asian Mid Autumn Festival"
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4054:Encyclopedia of Hinduism
3811:travelcambodiaonline.com
3294:South China Morning Post
2692:www.travelchinaguide.com
2520:2025: 6 October (Monday)
2448:Chinatown, San Francisco
2318:Autumn Moon Festival in
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1736:Victoria Park, Hong Kong
1165:Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
843:Half of the Eighth Month
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213:Traditional Chinese
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5259:Folk festivals in China
2660:Roy, Christian (2005).
2431:Chinatown, Philadelphia
2320:San Francisco Chinatown
1719:Mid-Autumn Festival at
1570:, melons, oranges, and
1480:Emperor Taizong of Tang
1124:(中秋) first appeared in
1105:Origins and development
849:used in places such as
645:"Eighth Month Festival"
229:Simplified Chinese
5254:Festivals in Hong Kong
5234:Autumn events in China
4078:Mahabali comes calling
3919:"Public Holidays 2024"
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3504:"Mid-Autumn Festival"
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5003:Chung Yeung Festival
4606:Fairview, Cadillac.
4565:. 19 September 2017.
4433:on 17 September 2019
4295:"september calendar"
4243:. Chinadaily.com.cn.
3244:on 24 September 2018
2628:. 19 September 2020.
2549:Dragon Boat Festival
2534:Agriculture in China
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1721:Chinatown, Singapore
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1132:Western Zhou dynasty
741:, also known as the
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4528:on 12 November 2020
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4261:on 20 December 2016
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3657:on 20 December 2016
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2955:Overmyer, Daniel L.
2564:Vietnamese holidays
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2084:Thadingyut Festival
2059:That Luang Festival
1761:Hong Kong and Macau
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919:traditional Chinese
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5239:Buddhist festivals
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4672:on 3 November 2011
4654:on 11 August 2020.
3955:on 21 January 2013
3897:Gardens by the Bay
3734:movetocambodia.com
3647:"上海百润投资控股集团股份有限公司"
3575:on 21 October 2012
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3390:Tom, K.S. (1989).
2836:www.britannica.com
2607:on 13 April 2012.
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3881:. 6 January 2020.
3676:Aquino, Michael.
3470:on 26 August 2014
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2766:PublicHolidays.hk
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4682:
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4650:. Archived from
4640:
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4633:
4622:
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4592:
4587:on 17 April 2020
4581:MoonFestival.org
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4524:. Archived from
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4323:. Archived from
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4311:
4310:
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4297:. Archived from
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4277:
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3606:
3591:
3585:
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3571:. Archived from
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3553:
3550:Hong Kong memory
3542:
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3525:Hong Kong Memory
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3187:
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3161:
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3079:
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2742:. 10 August 2014
2732:
2726:
2725:
2723:
2721:
2712:. Archived from
2702:
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2695:
2684:
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2677:
2657:
2644:
2643:
2636:
2630:
2629:
2618:
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2611:
2603:. Archived from
2596:
2544:Chinese holidays
2410:Flushing, Queens
2333:
2196:, just north of
2150:
2149:
2140:
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1998:
1992:
1991:
1986:
1980:
1979:
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1960:
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1949:
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1920:
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1731:
1716:
1701:
1686:
1647:
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1603:Guizhou Province
1540:
1525:
1440:
1428:
1392:
1389:
1385:
1376:
1368:
1343:
1331:
1319:Lantern Festival
1207:
1190:
1146:
1141:
1119:
1116:
1052:Lantern Festival
1025:
1024:
1019:
1004:
1002:
999:
996:
993:
990:
986:
985:
969:
965:
964:
959:
958:
953:
933:
924:
916:
880:
872:
836:
835:
817:Chinese calendar
778:Chinese New Year
755:harvest festival
723:
722:
699:
698:
675:
674:
673:Pat-ngie̍t-chiet
651:
637:
636:
612:
611:
586:
585:
584:Baat jyut sap ng
565:
564:
561:Bàd ngiad seb ǹg
542:
541:
519:
518:
495:
481:
480:
452:
451:
428:
427:
426:Tiong-chhiu-cheh
404:
403:
402:
387:
386:
373:
372:
352:
351:
329:
328:
327:Tson-tshieu tsiq
308:
307:
306:
291:
290:
277:
276:
253:
239:
238:
223:
222:
204:
188:
59:Observed by
40:
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5328:
5324:
5323:
5322:
5320:
5319:
5318:
5214:
5213:
5212:
5200:
5188:
5180:
5178:
5173:
5164:
5123:Spring Festival
5104:
5094:
5092:
5062:
5057:
5053:Remembrance Day
5026:
5017:
4928:
4918:
4916:
4886:
4881:
4874:
4860:Duanwu Festival
4833:
4824:
4808:Spring Festival
4794:
4784:
4782:
4738:
4722:
4713:
4708:
4707:
4697:
4695:
4690:
4689:
4685:
4675:
4673:
4664:
4663:
4659:
4642:
4641:
4637:
4630:www.cfshops.com
4624:
4623:
4619:
4612:www.newswire.ca
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4099:
4095:
4088:
4084:
4076:
4072:
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4050:
4049:
4040:
4030:
4028:
4027:on 23 June 2012
4021:"Tet Trung Thu"
4019:Wong, Bet Key.
4018:
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3710:
3708:pharecircus.org
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2647:
2638:
2637:
2633:
2620:
2619:
2615:
2598:
2597:
2582:
2577:
2572:
2530:
2496:
2467:shopping areas
2312:
2307:
2299:Hebrew calendar
2291:
2285:
2280:
2258:
2252:
2225:
2219:
2214:
2113:
2107:
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2080:
2054:
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2011:
1934:
1928:
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1723:
1717:
1709:
1708:
1702:
1694:
1693:
1687:
1676:
1656:Eight Immortals
1616:
1601:, in southwest
1587:
1551:
1550:
1549:
1548:
1547:
1541:
1533:
1532:
1526:
1515:
1502:(906–1279 CE).
1457:
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1450:
1449:
1448:
1447:
1441:
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1418:
1351:
1350:
1349:
1348:
1347:
1344:
1336:
1335:
1332:
1321:
1315:
1300:Performance of
1282:
1239:, known as the
1218:
1217:
1216:
1215:
1214:
1208:
1199:
1198:
1197:
1191:
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1145:Tàiyīn xīng jūn
1117:
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1076:
1030:), in Vietnam.
1000:
997:
994:
991:
980:
855:Southern Fujian
851:Northeast China
809:
759:Chinese culture
721:Báik-nguŏk-cáik
642:Literal meaning
609:
562:
539:
517:Bāyuè shíwǔ/bàn
486:Literal meaning
450:Dṳ̆ng-chiŭ-cáik
349:
244:Literal meaning
207:
156:Related to
104:Consumption of
46:
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17:
12:
11:
5:
5327:
5325:
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5316:
5311:
5306:
5301:
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5286:
5281:
5276:
5271:
5266:
5261:
5256:
5251:
5246:
5241:
5236:
5231:
5229:Autumn equinox
5226:
5216:
5215:
5211:
5210:
5198:
5175:
5174:
5167:
5165:
5163:
5162:
5156:
5151:
5146:
5141:
5136:
5134:Children's Day
5131:
5126:
5120:
5115:
5109:
5106:
5105:
5093:
5091:
5090:
5083:
5076:
5068:
5059:
5058:
5056:
5055:
5050:
5048:Double Ten Day
5045:
5043:Liberation Day
5040:
5034:
5032:
5028:
5027:
5020:
5018:
5016:
5015:
5010:
5005:
5000:
4995:
4990:
4985:
4980:
4975:
4970:
4965:
4960:
4955:
4950:
4945:
4942:Lunar New Year
4939:
4937:New Year's Day
4933:
4930:
4929:
4917:
4915:
4914:
4907:
4900:
4892:
4883:
4882:
4879:
4876:
4875:
4873:
4872:
4867:
4862:
4857:
4852:
4847:
4845:New Year's Day
4841:
4839:
4838:Other holidays
4835:
4834:
4827:
4825:
4823:
4822:
4817:
4816:
4815:
4804:
4802:
4796:
4795:
4783:
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4773:
4766:
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4751:
4746:
4735:
4734:, Osaka, Japan
4719:
4712:
4711:External links
4709:
4706:
4705:
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4635:
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4399:Daily Bulletin
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4272:
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3651:www.bairun.net
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3405:978-0824812850
3404:
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3348:
3338:Li Zhengping.
3331:
3325:978-0521186599
3324:
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3280:
3255:
3238:www.huaxia.com
3225:
3198:(3): 263–270.
3179:
3173:978-0835124812
3172:
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3074:
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2284:
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2254:Main article:
2251:
2248:
2240:Sharad Purnima
2221:Main article:
2218:
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2210:
2109:Main article:
2106:
2103:
2098:
2095:
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2009:Southeast Asia
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1927:
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1520:
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1442:
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1434:
1430:
1423:
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1421:
1420:
1419:
1417:
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1406:Ghost Festival
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808:
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786:Southeast Asia
757:celebrated in
733:
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729:
728:
725:
724:
717:
708:
707:
701:
700:
697:Peh-go̍eh-cheh
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655:
654:Transcriptions
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385:Zung-cau zit
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135:17 September
127:29 September
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