Join the Norton in celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival with art activities, mooncakes, and tea. The Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節 Zhong Qiu Jie), or Moon Festival, which falls on September 17, is a harvest festival celebrated in China, similar to Chuseok in Korea and Tsukimi in Japan.
Like many other harvest festivals around the world, the Mid-Autumn Festival is close to the autumn equinox. The origin of Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations can be traced to Western Zhou dynasty kings, who reigned from 1045 to 770 BCE, offering sacrifices to the moon in the fall to request a plentiful harvest for the coming year. In the later years of the Tang dynasty, everyone celebrated by enjoying music and dance while appreciating the bright moon.
The Yuan Dynasty introduced the tradition of eating mooncakes during the festival. In addition to celebrating the end of the autumn harvest, this holiday promotes a gathering of friends and family, thanksgiving, and prayers for prosperous futures.
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