Discover how the Moon Festival is celebrated globally, from China's Mid-Autumn Festival to Korea's Chuseok and Japan's Tsukimi. Explore unique traditions and delicious mooncakes.
Korea's Chuseok honors ancestors with rituals and feasts. Families gather to share songpyeon rice cakes and pay respects to their heritage during this harvest festival.
China's Mid-Autumn Festival, known for mooncakes and lanterns, symbolizes family reunion. Lantern processions and dragon dances light up the night sky in celebration.
Japan's Tsukimi involves admiring the full moon with offerings of dango rice dumplings. People decorate their homes with pampas grass and enjoy moon-viewing parties with loved ones.
Vietnam's Mid-Autumn Festival, Trung Thu, celebrates children with lantern parades and lion dances. Mooncakes and traditional folk songs add to the festive atmosphere.
Thailand's Loy Krathong, the Festival of Lights, pays tribute to the water spirits with floating flower offerings. Candle-lit krathongs illuminate rivers and lakes in a magical display.