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Mid-Autumn Festival

Definitions

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  • noun a popular harvest festival celebrated by Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese people.

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Examples

  • In China, for example, this has occurred with the customary gifts of "moon cakes," exchanged during Mid-Autumn Festival, and with sticky rice cakes, typically given during Dragon Boat Festival.

    A Bribe By Any Other Name James G. Tillen 2010

  • It's just about Mid-Autumn Festival in China 中秋快乐! and I am eating mooncakes and attempting to listen the Buffalo Bills game via Internet radio.

    Artistic Students - 中秋快乐! Phil Razem 2008

  • It's just about Mid-Autumn Festival in China 中秋快乐! and I am eating mooncakes and attempting to listen the Buffalo Bills game via Internet radio.

    Archive 2008-09-01 Phil Razem 2008

  • Anyway, Mid-Autumn Festival isn't an official holiday China prefers to skip one-day holidays and then give folks like three days off all at once, so after teaching I spent my holiday with Julia's family.

    gan_bei: Okay, so I've been busy. Really busy. gan_bei 2007

  • To kick things off, Rovio in September will be launching the "Moon Festival" episode of Angry Birds Seasons to coincide with the country's Mid-Autumn Festival.

    CNET News.com 2011

  • To kick things off, Rovio in September will be launching the "Moon Festival" episode of Angry Birds Seasons to coincide with the country's Mid-Autumn Festival.

    The Download Blog: Software tips, news, and opinions from Download.com editors Don Reisinger 2011

  • Meanwhile, with the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, Ma yesterday called on the public to purchase moon cakes from bakeries run by physically and mentally challenged people.

    Taipei Times 2010

  • Vietnamese children celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival with traditional

    WN.com - Articles related to Facebook helps customers connect through technology 2010

  • Ipoh Barat MCA division chairman Datuk Tan Chin Meng who is also Perak MCA secretary said the Mid-Autumn Festival, or popularly known as the Mooncake Festival, had little religious significance and was more of a cultural festival.

    Mooncake feast for 100 2010

  • This year's Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Sept. 22.

    Taipei Times 2010

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