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中秋节 (Zhōngqiū Jié)(Fête de la Mi-Automne)

中秋节 (Zhōngqiū Jié)

Cultural Celebration

Traditional East Asian harvest festival celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month with mooncakes, lanterns, and moon-gazing gatherings.

Informations clés

Système calendaire
chinese_lunar
Règle de date
15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunar calendar (September-October)
Jour férié officiel
Oui
Origine
🇨🇳 Chine

À propos de ce jour férié

Traditional East Asian harvest festival on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, celebrated with mooncakes, colorful lanterns, moon-gazing gatherings, and prayers, observed in China, Vietnam, and across Asia.

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Prochaines dates

Date Pays Jour férié officiel
vendredi 25 sept. 2026 🇨🇳 Chine Oui
vendredi 25 sept. 2026 🇹🇼 Taïwan Oui
mercredi 15 sept. 2027 🇹🇼 Taïwan Oui
mercredi 15 sept. 2027 🇨🇳 Chine Oui
mardi 3 oct. 2028 🇹🇼 Taïwan Oui
samedi 22 sept. 2029 🇨🇳 Chine Oui
samedi 22 sept. 2029 🇹🇼 Taïwan Oui
jeudi 12 sept. 2030 🇹🇼 Taïwan Oui
jeudi 12 sept. 2030 🇨🇳 Chine Oui

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Foire aux questions

The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunar calendar, when the moon is at its fullest and brightest. In the Gregorian calendar, this typically falls between mid-September and early October.

The Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhongqiu Jie) is a harvest festival celebrated in China, Taiwan, and across East and Southeast Asia. It honors the moon, celebrates the harvest, and emphasizes family reunion. The festival is associated with the legend of Chang'e, the Moon Goddess.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated in China, Taiwan, Vietnam (as Tết Trung Thu), South Korea (as Chuseok), Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, and among Chinese and Vietnamese diaspora communities worldwide.

Yes, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a public holiday in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Vietnam. In Singapore and Malaysia it is a gazetted public holiday. The day of celebration and the day after may be official holidays depending on the country.

Traditions include eating mooncakes (dense pastries filled with lotus paste and salted egg yolks), carrying colorful lanterns, moon-gazing with family, giving mooncakes as gifts, and sharing a family reunion dinner. Children's lantern parades are a beloved feature in Singapore and Malaysia.

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