Why Is Mid-Autumn Festival So Early in 2022?Īs a lunar month is on average 0.92 days shorter than a "solar month", the lunar calendar is just under a day per month slower than the solar calendar. On the 15th of each lunar calendar month, the moon is at its roundest and brightest, symbolizing togetherness and reunion in Chinese culture. The date of the festival is a full moon, and that is why it is also called the Moon Festival. As, traditionally, the four seasons each have three lunar months, day 15 of month 8 is "the middle of autumn".
On the Chinese lunar calendar, the 8th month is the middle month of autumn and the 15th is its middle day. Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th of the 8th lunar month in the Chinese calendar, within half a lunar month of the autumn equinox (from about Sep. How Is Mid-Autumn Festival's Date Determined?
In Singapore and Malaysia, the Moon Festival is not a public holiday officially. In Hong Kong and Macau, the day after the Mid-Autumn Festival is a public holiday rather than the festival date itself (unless that date falls on a Sunday, then Monday is also a holiday), because many celebration events are held at night. In the Chinese mainland, people usually have a three-day public holiday for Mid-Autumn Festival (using 2 weekend days for 5-day week workers, so it only uses one day of statutory holiday).
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