Mid-Autumn Festival or Moon Festival, Taiwan, Saturday 03/10/2009.

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The Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, Taiwan, 03/10/2009. The Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, which is usually around late September or early October in the Gregorian calendar. Supposedly at this date the moon is at its fullest and roundest. The traditional food of this festival is the mooncake, of which there are many different varieties, offer a Chinese grapefruit (pomelo) as gift is also part of the celebration. Why pomelo? The Chinese word for the pomelo fruit is similar in sound to the word for "blessing." Wish you and yours a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

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The Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, Taiwan, 03/10/2009. The Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, which is usually around late September or early October in the Gregorian calendar. Supposedly at this date the moon is at its fullest and roundest. The traditional food of this festival is the mooncake, of which there are many different varieties, offer a Chinese grapefruit (pomelo) as gift is also part of the celebration. Why pomelo? The Chinese word for the pomelo fruit is similar in sound to the word for "blessing." Wish you and yours a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

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The Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, Taiwan, 03/10/2009. The Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, which is usually around late September or early October in the Gregorian calendar. Supposedly at this date the moon is at its fullest and roundest. The traditional food of this festival is the mooncake, of which there are many different varieties, offer a Chinese grapefruit (pomelo) as gift is also part of the celebration. Why pomelo? The Chinese word for the pomelo fruit is similar in sound to the word for "blessing." Wish you and yours a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.