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Calculated Shard: 152 (from laksa060)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa152.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival","crawl_time":1756807467,"first_indexed_time":0,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"org,wikipedia!simple,\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival s443","src_root_hash":"17790707453426894952","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Mid-Autumn Festival - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"The  Mid-Autumn Festival  or the  Moon Festival  or the  Mooncake Festival  is a traditional festival celebrated in  mainland China ,  Taiwan ,  Hong Kong ,  Macau , and  Vietnam , as well as by overseas Chinese and  Vietnamese people . Similar holidays are celebrated in  Japan ,  Korea , and across many  Southeast Asian  regions. [ 1 ] It is one of the most important holidays in  Chinese culture . Its popularity is at the same level with that of  Chinese New Year . The history of the Mid-Autumn Festival dates back to 3,000 years back. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]  The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the  Chinese lunisolar calendar . It is celebrated in a  full moon  night. It is during the mid-September to early October according to the  Gregorian calendar . [ 4 ]  On this day, the Chinese believe that the moon is at its brightest and fullest size. This coincides with the harvesting time in the middle of Autumn. [ 5 ] Lanterns of all sizes and shapes, are carried and displayed. This symbolises that light brings people's way to prosperity and good luck.  Mooncakes , are traditionally eaten during this festival. These are mostly filled with sweet-bean, egg yolk, meat or lotus-seed paste. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ]  The Mid-Autumn Festival is based on the story of  Chang'e , the moon goddess in  Chinese mythology .\n An important part of the festival celebration is Moon worship. The ancient Chinese people believed in renewing associated with the Moon and water. This concept is related to the  menstruation  of women. So, they called it \"monthly water\". [ 9 ] A very important part of celebrating the festival is carrying the bright  lanterns  and lighting them on towers or floating  sky lanterns . [ 4 ]  Another  tradition  involving lanterns is to write riddles on them and have other people try to guess the answers ( simplified Chinese :  灯谜 ;  traditional Chinese :  燈謎 ;  pinyin :  dēng mí ; literally: \"lantern riddles\"). [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Lantern usages were not combined with Moon-worship before the  Tang dynasty . [ 11 ]  Traditionally, the lantern has been used to represent  fertility . The laterns act mainly as a toy and decoration. But today the lantern has come to depict the festival itself. [ 11 ]  In the old days, lanterns were made in the image of natural things, myths and local cultures. [ 11 ]  As time passed, a greater variety of lanterns could be found as local cultures became influenced by their neighbors. [ 11 ] As China gradually evolved from a farming society to a mixed farming and trading one, traditions from other festivals began to be brought into the Mid-Autumn Festival. For example, the putting of lanterns on rivers to help the souls of the drowned as practiced during the  Ghost Festival . [ 11 ]  During the  Qing dynasty , Hong Kong fishermen would put up lanterns on their boats for the Ghost Festival. They keep the lanterns up until Mid-Autumn Festival. 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[العربية](https:\/\/ar.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%81_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81 \"مهرجان منتصف الخريف – Arabic\")\n- [閩南語 \/ Bân-lâm-gí](https:\/\/zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peh-goe%CC%8Dh-cheh \"Peh-goe̍h-cheh – Minnan\")\n- [Català](https:\/\/ca.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Festa_de_la_Mitja_Tardor \"Festa de la Mitja Tardor – Catalan\")\n- [Čeština](https:\/\/cs.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sv%C3%A1tek_st%C5%99edu_podzimu \"Svátek středu podzimu – Czech\")\n- [Dansk](https:\/\/da.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Efter%C3%A5rsfestival \"Efterårsfestival – Danish\")\n- [Deutsch](https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mondfest \"Mondfest – German\")\n- [Eesti](https:\/\/et.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kesks%C3%BCgise_festival \"Kesksügise festival – Estonian\")\n- [English](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival \"Mid-Autumn Festival – English\")\n- [Español](https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiesta_del_Medio_Oto%C3%B1o \"Fiesta del Medio Otoño – Spanish\")\n- [Esperanto](https:\/\/eo.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luna_Festo \"Luna Festo – Esperanto\")\n- [فارسی](https:\/\/fa.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D8%AC%D8%B4%D9%86_%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%87_%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%B2 \"جشن نیمه پاییز – Persian\")\n- [Français](https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/F%C3%AAte_de_la_mi-automne \"Fête de la mi-automne – French\")\n- [客家語 \/ Hak-kâ-ngî](https:\/\/hak.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pat-ngie%CC%8Dt-chiet \"Pat-ngie̍t-chiet – Hakka Chinese\")\n- [한국어](https:\/\/ko.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%EC%A4%91%EC%B6%94%EC%A0%88 \"중추절 – Korean\")\n- [Hausa](https:\/\/ha.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bikin_tsakiyar_kaka \"Bikin tsakiyar kaka – Hausa\")\n- [Հայերեն](https:\/\/hy.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D4%BC%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BD%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%BF%D5%B8%D5%B6 \"Լուսնի տոն – Armenian\")\n- [हिन्दी](https:\/\/hi.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6_%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0 \"मध्य शरद त्योहार – 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Singapore\")\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/80\/Mid-Autumn_Festival1.JPG\/250px-Mid-Autumn_Festival1.JPG)](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mid-Autumn_Festival1.JPG)\n\nMid-Autumn Festival celebrations in [Victoria Park, Hong Kong](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Victoria_Park,_Hong_Kong&action=edit&redlink=1 \"Victoria Park, Hong Kong (not yet started)\")\n\nThe **Mid-Autumn Festival** or the **Moon Festival** or the **Mooncake Festival** is a traditional festival celebrated in [mainland China](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China \"China\"), [Taiwan](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiwan \"Taiwan\"), [Hong Kong](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hong_Kong \"Hong Kong\"), [Macau](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macau \"Macau\"), and [Vietnam](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam \"Vietnam\"), as well as by overseas Chinese and [Vietnamese people](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnamese_people \"Vietnamese people\"). Similar holidays are celebrated in [Japan](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan \"Japan\"), [Korea](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korea \"Korea\"), and across many [Southeast Asian](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southeast_Asia \"Southeast Asia\") regions.[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-1)\n\nIt is one of the most important holidays in [Chinese culture](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Chinese_culture&action=edit&redlink=1 \"Chinese culture (not yet started)\"). Its popularity is at the same level with that of [Chinese New Year](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_New_Year \"Chinese New Year\"). The history of the Mid-Autumn Festival dates back to 3,000 years back.[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-2)[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-roy2-3) The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the [Chinese lunisolar calendar](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Chinese_lunisolar_calendar&action=edit&redlink=1 \"Chinese lunisolar calendar (not yet started)\"). It is celebrated in a [full moon](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Full_moon \"Full moon\") night. It is during the mid-September to early October according to the [Gregorian calendar](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gregorian_calendar \"Gregorian calendar\").[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-xinhua2-4) On this day, the Chinese believe that the moon is at its brightest and fullest size. This coincides with the harvesting time in the middle of Autumn.[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-5)\n\nLanterns of all sizes and shapes, are carried and displayed. This symbolises that light brings people's way to prosperity and good luck. [Mooncakes](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Mooncake&action=edit&redlink=1 \"Mooncake (not yet started)\"), are traditionally eaten during this festival. These are mostly filled with sweet-bean, egg yolk, meat or lotus-seed paste.[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-6)[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-7)[\\[8\\]](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-8) The Mid-Autumn Festival is based on the story of [Chang'e](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chang%27e \"Chang'e\"), the moon goddess in [Chinese mythology](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_mythology \"Chinese mythology\").\n\n## Celebrations\n\\[[change](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Mid-Autumn_Festival&veaction=edit&section=1 \"Change section: Celebrations\") \\| [change source](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Mid-Autumn_Festival&action=edit&section=1 \"Edit section's source code: Celebrations\")\\]\n\n### Moon worship\n\\[[change](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Mid-Autumn_Festival&veaction=edit&section=2 \"Change section: Moon worship\") \\| [change source](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Mid-Autumn_Festival&action=edit&section=2 \"Edit section's source code: Moon worship\")\\]\n\nFurther information: [Chang'e](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chang%27e \"Chang'e\")\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bd\/The_Moon_Goddess_Chang_E_-_Unidentified_artist%2C_after_Tang_Yin.jpg\/250px-The_Moon_Goddess_Chang_E_-_Unidentified_artist%2C_after_Tang_Yin.jpg)](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:The_Moon_Goddess_Chang_E_-_Unidentified_artist,_after_Tang_Yin.jpg)\n\n[Chang'e](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chang%27e \"Chang'e\"), the Moon Goddess of Immortality\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1e\/Chang%27e_flies_to_the_moon_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_15250.jpg\/250px-Chang%27e_flies_to_the_moon_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_15250.jpg)](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Chang%27e_flies_to_the_moon_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_15250.jpg)\n\n[Houyi](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Houyi&action=edit&redlink=1 \"Houyi (not yet started)\") helplessly looking at his wife Chang'e flying off to the Moon after she drank the elixir.\n\nAn important part of the festival celebration is Moon worship. The ancient Chinese people believed in renewing associated with the Moon and water. This concept is related to the [menstruation](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Menstruation \"Menstruation\") of women. So, they called it \"monthly water\".[\\[9\\]](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-minority-li-9)\n\n### Lanterns\n\\[[change](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Mid-Autumn_Festival&veaction=edit&section=3 \"Change section: Lanterns\") \\| [change source](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Mid-Autumn_Festival&action=edit&section=3 \"Edit section's source code: Lanterns\")\\]\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/3d\/Mid-Autumn_Festival%2C_Chinatown_32%2C_102006.JPG\/250px-Mid-Autumn_Festival%2C_Chinatown_32%2C_102006.JPG)](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mid-Autumn_Festival,_Chinatown_32,_102006.JPG)\n\nMid-Autumn Festival lanterns in Chinatown, Singapore\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5b\/HK_SYP_Queen%27s_Road_West_Mid-Autumn_Festival_Lanterns_01_Shop.JPG\/250px-HK_SYP_Queen%27s_Road_West_Mid-Autumn_Festival_Lanterns_01_Shop.JPG)](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:HK_SYP_Queen%27s_Road_West_Mid-Autumn_Festival_Lanterns_01_Shop.JPG)\n\nMid-Autumn Festival lanterns at a shop in Hong Kong\n\nA very important part of celebrating the festival is carrying the bright [lanterns](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lantern \"Lantern\") and lighting them on towers or floating [sky lanterns](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Sky_lantern&action=edit&redlink=1 \"Sky lantern (not yet started)\").[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-xinhua2-4) Another [tradition](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Custom \"Custom\") involving lanterns is to write riddles on them and have other people try to guess the answers ([simplified Chinese](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Simplified_Chinese_characters \"Simplified Chinese characters\"): 灯谜; [traditional Chinese](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Traditional_Chinese_characters \"Traditional Chinese characters\"): 燈謎; [pinyin](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pinyin \"Pinyin\"): *dēng mí*; literally: \"lantern riddles\").[\\[10\\]](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-yang-10)[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-siu-11)\n\nLantern usages were not combined with Moon-worship before the [Tang dynasty](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tang_dynasty \"Tang dynasty\").[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-siu-11) Traditionally, the lantern has been used to represent [fertility](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fertility \"Fertility\"). The laterns act mainly as a toy and decoration. But today the lantern has come to depict the festival itself.[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-siu-11) In the old days, lanterns were made in the image of natural things, myths and local cultures.[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-siu-11) As time passed, a greater variety of lanterns could be found as local cultures became influenced by their neighbors.[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-siu-11)\n\nAs China gradually evolved from a farming society to a mixed farming and trading one, traditions from other festivals began to be brought into the Mid-Autumn Festival. For example, the putting of lanterns on rivers to help the souls of the drowned as practiced during the [Ghost Festival](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ghost_Festival \"Ghost Festival\").[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-siu-11) During the [Qing dynasty](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qing_dynasty \"Qing dynasty\"), Hong Kong fishermen would put up lanterns on their boats for the Ghost Festival. They keep the lanterns up until Mid-Autumn Festival.[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-siu-11)\n\n## References\n\\[[change](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Mid-Autumn_Festival&veaction=edit&section=4 \"Change section: References\") \\| [change source](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Mid-Autumn_Festival&action=edit&section=4 \"Edit section's source code: References\")\\]\n\n1. [↑](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_ref-1)\n   [\"Explained: What is the Mid-Autumn Festival all about and how is it celebrated?\"](https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/mid-autumn-festival-china-japan-hong-kong-asian-countries-what-is-festival-about-how-is-it-celebrated-explained-5993227\/). *The Indian Express*. 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2021-11-28.\n2. [↑](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_ref-2)\n   [\"Moon Festival – The Chinese Mid Autumn Festival\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210812091452\/https:\/\/moonfestivalblog.com\/moon-festival-the-chinese-mid-autumn-festival\/). 3 June 2021. Archived from [the original](https:\/\/moonfestivalblog.com\/moon-festival-the-chinese-mid-autumn-festival\/) on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.\n3. [↑](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_ref-roy2_3-0)\n   Roy, Christian (2005). [*Traditional Festivals: A Multicultural Encyclopedia, Volume 1*](https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=IKqOUfqt4cIC&pg=PA282). ABC-CLIO. pp. 282–286\\. [ISBN](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_\\(identifier\\) \"ISBN (identifier)\")\n   \n   [978-1576070895](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/978-1576070895 \"Special:BookSources\/978-1576070895\")\n   \n   .\n4. ↑ [4\\.0](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_ref-xinhua2_4-0) [4\\.1](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_ref-xinhua2_4-1)\n   Yang, Fang. [\"Mid-Autumn Festival and its traditions\"](http:\/\/news.xinhuanet.com\/english2010\/culture\/2011-09\/12\/c_131134150.htm). \"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.\"\n5. [↑](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_ref-5)\n   [\"Mooncakes, lanterns and legends: Your guide to the Mid-Autumn Festival in Singapore\"](https:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/lifestyle\/mooncakes-lanterns-and-legends-your-guide-mid-autumn-festival-singapore). *AsiaOne*. 19 September 2020.\n6. [↑](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_ref-6)\n   [\"Mid-Autumn Festival in Other Asian Countries\"](https:\/\/www.travelchinaguide.com\/essential\/holidays\/mid-autumn-asia.htm). *www.travelchinaguide.com*.\n7. [↑](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_ref-7)\n   [\"A Chinese Symbol of Reunion: Moon Cakes – China culture\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170505183442\/http:\/\/kaleidoscope.cultural-china.com\/en\/8Kaleidoscope562.html). *kaleidoscope.cultural-china.com*. Archived from [the original](http:\/\/kaleidoscope.cultural-china.com\/en\/8Kaleidoscope562.html) on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.\n8. 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[↑](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_ref-yang_10-0)\n    Yang, Lemei (Sep–Dec 2006). \"China's Mid-Autumn Day\". *Journal of Folklore Research*. **43** (3): 263–270\\. [doi](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doi_\\(identifier\\) \"Doi (identifier)\"):[10\\.2979\/jfr.2006.43.3.263](https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2979%2Fjfr.2006.43.3.263). [JSTOR](https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/JSTOR_\\(identifier\\) \"JSTOR (identifier)\") [4640212](https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/4640212). 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Boilerpipe Text	The Mid-Autumn Festival or the Moon Festival or the Mooncake Festival is a traditional festival celebrated in mainland China , Taiwan , Hong Kong , Macau , and Vietnam , as well as by overseas Chinese and Vietnamese people . Similar holidays are celebrated in Japan , Korea , and across many Southeast Asian regions. [ 1 ] It is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture . Its popularity is at the same level with that of Chinese New Year . The history of the Mid-Autumn Festival dates back to 3,000 years back. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar . It is celebrated in a full moon night. It is during the mid-September to early October according to the Gregorian calendar . [ 4 ] On this day, the Chinese believe that the moon is at its brightest and fullest size. This coincides with the harvesting time in the middle of Autumn. [ 5 ] Lanterns of all sizes and shapes, are carried and displayed. This symbolises that light brings people's way to prosperity and good luck. Mooncakes , are traditionally eaten during this festival. These are mostly filled with sweet-bean, egg yolk, meat or lotus-seed paste. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The Mid-Autumn Festival is based on the story of Chang'e , the moon goddess in Chinese mythology . An important part of the festival celebration is Moon worship. The ancient Chinese people believed in renewing associated with the Moon and water. This concept is related to the menstruation of women. So, they called it "monthly water". [ 9 ] A very important part of celebrating the festival is carrying the bright lanterns and lighting them on towers or floating sky lanterns . [ 4 ] Another tradition involving lanterns is to write riddles on them and have other people try to guess the answers ( simplified Chinese : 灯谜 ; traditional Chinese : 燈謎 ; pinyin : dēng mí ; literally: "lantern riddles"). [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Lantern usages were not combined with Moon-worship before the Tang dynasty . [ 11 ] Traditionally, the lantern has been used to represent fertility . The laterns act mainly as a toy and decoration. But today the lantern has come to depict the festival itself. [ 11 ] In the old days, lanterns were made in the image of natural things, myths and local cultures. [ 11 ] As time passed, a greater variety of lanterns could be found as local cultures became influenced by their neighbors. [ 11 ] As China gradually evolved from a farming society to a mixed farming and trading one, traditions from other festivals began to be brought into the Mid-Autumn Festival. For example, the putting of lanterns on rivers to help the souls of the drowned as practiced during the Ghost Festival . [ 11 ] During the Qing dynasty , Hong Kong fishermen would put up lanterns on their boats for the Ghost Festival. They keep the lanterns up until Mid-Autumn Festival. [ 11 ]
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Similar holidays are celebrated in [Japan](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan "Japan"), [Korea](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea "Korea"), and across many [Southeast Asian](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia "Southeast Asia") regions.[\[1\]](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-1) It is one of the most important holidays in [Chinese culture](https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chinese_culture&action=edit&redlink=1 "Chinese culture (not yet started)"). Its popularity is at the same level with that of [Chinese New Year](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year "Chinese New Year"). The history of the Mid-Autumn Festival dates back to 3,000 years back.[\[2\]](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-2)[\[3\]](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-roy2-3) The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the [Chinese lunisolar calendar](https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chinese_lunisolar_calendar&action=edit&redlink=1 "Chinese lunisolar calendar (not yet started)"). It is celebrated in a [full moon](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_moon "Full moon") night. It is during the mid-September to early October according to the [Gregorian calendar](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar "Gregorian calendar").[\[4\]](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-xinhua2-4) On this day, the Chinese believe that the moon is at its brightest and fullest size. This coincides with the harvesting time in the middle of Autumn.[\[5\]](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-5) Lanterns of all sizes and shapes, are carried and displayed. This symbolises that light brings people's way to prosperity and good luck. [Mooncakes](https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mooncake&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mooncake (not yet started)"), are traditionally eaten during this festival. These are mostly filled with sweet-bean, egg yolk, meat or lotus-seed paste.[\[6\]](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-6)[\[7\]](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-7)[\[8\]](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-8) The Mid-Autumn Festival is based on the story of [Chang'e](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang%27e "Chang'e"), the moon goddess in [Chinese mythology](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_mythology "Chinese mythology"). ## Celebrations \[[change](https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mid-Autumn_Festival&veaction=edit&section=1 "Change section: Celebrations") \\| [change source](https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mid-Autumn_Festival&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section's source code: Celebrations")\] ### Moon worship \[[change](https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mid-Autumn_Festival&veaction=edit&section=2 "Change section: Moon worship") \\| [change source](https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mid-Autumn_Festival&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section's source code: Moon worship")\] Further information: [Chang'e](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang%27e "Chang'e") [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/The_Moon_Goddess_Chang_E_-_Unidentified_artist%2C_after_Tang_Yin.jpg/250px-The_Moon_Goddess_Chang_E_-_Unidentified_artist%2C_after_Tang_Yin.jpg)](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Moon_Goddess_Chang_E_-_Unidentified_artist,_after_Tang_Yin.jpg) [Chang'e](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang%27e "Chang'e"), the Moon Goddess of Immortality [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Chang%27e_flies_to_the_moon_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_15250.jpg/250px-Chang%27e_flies_to_the_moon_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_15250.jpg)](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chang%27e_flies_to_the_moon_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_15250.jpg) [Houyi](https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Houyi&action=edit&redlink=1 "Houyi (not yet started)") helplessly looking at his wife Chang'e flying off to the Moon after she drank the elixir. An important part of the festival celebration is Moon worship. The ancient Chinese people believed in renewing associated with the Moon and water. This concept is related to the [menstruation](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menstruation "Menstruation") of women. So, they called it "monthly water".[\[9\]](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-minority-li-9) ### Lanterns \[[change](https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mid-Autumn_Festival&veaction=edit&section=3 "Change section: Lanterns") \\| [change source](https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mid-Autumn_Festival&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section's source code: Lanterns")\] [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Mid-Autumn_Festival%2C_Chinatown_32%2C_102006.JPG/250px-Mid-Autumn_Festival%2C_Chinatown_32%2C_102006.JPG)](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mid-Autumn_Festival,_Chinatown_32,_102006.JPG) Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns in Chinatown, Singapore [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/HK_SYP_Queen%27s_Road_West_Mid-Autumn_Festival_Lanterns_01_Shop.JPG/250px-HK_SYP_Queen%27s_Road_West_Mid-Autumn_Festival_Lanterns_01_Shop.JPG)](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HK_SYP_Queen%27s_Road_West_Mid-Autumn_Festival_Lanterns_01_Shop.JPG) Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns at a shop in Hong Kong A very important part of celebrating the festival is carrying the bright [lanterns](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern "Lantern") and lighting them on towers or floating [sky lanterns](https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sky_lantern&action=edit&redlink=1 "Sky lantern (not yet started)").[\[4\]](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-xinhua2-4) Another [tradition](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custom "Custom") involving lanterns is to write riddles on them and have other people try to guess the answers ([simplified Chinese](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters "Simplified Chinese characters"): 灯谜; [traditional Chinese](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters "Traditional Chinese characters"): 燈謎; [pinyin](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin "Pinyin"): dēng mí; literally: "lantern riddles").[\[10\]](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-yang-10)[\[11\]](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-siu-11) Lantern usages were not combined with Moon-worship before the [Tang dynasty](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_dynasty "Tang dynasty").[\[11\]](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-siu-11) Traditionally, the lantern has been used to represent [fertility](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertility "Fertility"). The laterns act mainly as a toy and decoration. But today the lantern has come to depict the festival itself.[\[11\]](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-siu-11) In the old days, lanterns were made in the image of natural things, myths and local cultures.[\[11\]](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-siu-11) As time passed, a greater variety of lanterns could be found as local cultures became influenced by their neighbors.[\[11\]](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-siu-11) As China gradually evolved from a farming society to a mixed farming and trading one, traditions from other festivals began to be brought into the Mid-Autumn Festival. For example, the putting of lanterns on rivers to help the souls of the drowned as practiced during the [Ghost Festival](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Festival "Ghost Festival").[\[11\]](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-siu-11) During the [Qing dynasty](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qing_dynasty "Qing dynasty"), Hong Kong fishermen would put up lanterns on their boats for the Ghost Festival. They keep the lanterns up until Mid-Autumn Festival.[\[11\]](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_note-siu-11) ## References \[[change](https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mid-Autumn_Festival&veaction=edit&section=4 "Change section: References") \\| [change source](https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mid-Autumn_Festival&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section's source code: References")\] 1. [↑](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_ref-1) ["Explained: What is the Mid-Autumn Festival all about and how is it celebrated?"](https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/mid-autumn-festival-china-japan-hong-kong-asian-countries-what-is-festival-about-how-is-it-celebrated-explained-5993227/). The Indian Express. 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2021-11-28. 2. [↑](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_ref-2) ["Moon Festival – The Chinese Mid Autumn Festival"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210812091452/https://moonfestivalblog.com/moon-festival-the-chinese-mid-autumn-festival/). 3 June 2021. Archived from [the original](https://moonfestivalblog.com/moon-festival-the-chinese-mid-autumn-festival/) on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021. 3. [↑](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_ref-roy2_3-0) Roy, Christian (2005). 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[↑](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_ref-5) ["Mooncakes, lanterns and legends: Your guide to the Mid-Autumn Festival in Singapore"](https://www.asiaone.com/lifestyle/mooncakes-lanterns-and-legends-your-guide-mid-autumn-festival-singapore). AsiaOne. 19 September 2020. 6. [↑](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_ref-6) ["Mid-Autumn Festival in Other Asian Countries"](https://www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/holidays/mid-autumn-asia.htm). www.travelchinaguide.com. 7. [↑](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_ref-7) ["A Chinese Symbol of Reunion: Moon Cakes – China culture"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170505183442/http://kaleidoscope.cultural-china.com/en/8Kaleidoscope562.html). kaleidoscope.cultural-china.com. Archived from [the original](http://kaleidoscope.cultural-china.com/en/8Kaleidoscope562.html) on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017. 8. [↑](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_ref-8) ["Back to Basics: Baked Traditional Moon Cakes"](https://kwgls.wordpress.com/2014/08/10/back-to-basicsbaked-traditional-mooncake-%E4%BC%A0%E7%BB%9F%E7%B2%A4%E5%BC%8F%E6%9C%88%E9%A5%BC%EF%BC%89/). Guai Shu Shu. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2017. 9. [↑](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_ref-minority-li_9-0) Li, Xing (2006). "Chapter VI: Women's Festivals". [Festivals of China's Ethnic Minorities](https://archive.org/details/festivalsofchina0000xing). China Intercontinental Press. pp. 124–127\. [ISBN](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_\(identifier\) "ISBN (identifier)") [978-7508509990](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-7508509990 "Special:BookSources/978-7508509990") . 10. [↑](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival#cite_ref-yang_10-0) Yang, Lemei (Sep–Dec 2006). "China's Mid-Autumn Day". Journal of Folklore Research. 43 (3): 263–270\. [doi](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doi_\(identifier\) "Doi (identifier)"):[10\.2979/jfr.2006.43.3.263](https://doi.org/10.2979%2Fjfr.2006.43.3.263). [JSTOR](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSTOR_\(identifier\) "JSTOR (identifier)") [4640212](https://www.jstor.org/stable/4640212). 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