Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday in Asia

In Chinese, it is known as Zhong-Qiu-Jie (中秋節), is a popular harvest festival celebrated in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea.

In South Korea, it is known as Harvest Moon Festival.

In Malaysia, Singapore, it is also sometimes referred to as the Lantern Festival or Mooncake Festival but is not a public holiday there.

This Festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the 'Chinese' calendar, This night the moon is supposedly at its fullest and roundest. The traditional food of this festival is the mooncakes, of which there are many different varieties.

Traditionally on this day, Chinese family members and friends will gather to admire the bright mid-autumn full moon, and eat 'moon' cakes and pomelos fruit under the full moon together.

Asia countries celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday are shown below.

Stock Exchange	Mid-Autumn Festival
China	Sept. 22 - 24, 2010 (Wed. to Fri.)
Hong kong	Sept. 23, 2010 (Thurs.)
Japan	Sept. 23, 2010 (Thurs.)
South Korea	Sept. 21 -23, 2010 (Tues. to Thurs.)
Taiwan	Sept. 22, 2010 (Wed.)

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