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 Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Mooncake or ... The festival is also associated with the legend of the lunar deity Chang Er who swallowed an elixir of immortality, to prevent it from ...

Legend has it that mooncakes were even used ... counts the lantern festival among her favourite holidays. “The Mid-Autumn Festival has always been a very local collective memory,” she said.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Mooncake or ... families would venture out to admire the moon. There are several ...