She flew to the moon and became its goddess ... such as burning incense and watching fire dragon dances. Nowadays, while celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival has evolved with people’s tastes ...

From wolfing down too many mooncakes to rounding up your entire family to marvel at the full moon, there are certain traditions without which the Mid-Autumn Festival simply wouldn’t be the same.

When is the Mid-Autumn Festival? The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the eight month in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar.

People across Japan were treated to a full moon during the mid-autumn festival on Sept. 21 for the first time in eight years. The moon that rises on Aug. 15 on the lunar calendar, equivalent to Sept.

The Lantern Festival is a Chinese holiday marking the first full moon of the lunar new year. Families gather to celebrate and ...