The 15th day of the eighth lunar month each year marks our traditional festival — the Mid-Autumn Festival. Although we celebrate it every year, do you know the significance and origin of this festival? Anhui Bozhou Qiancao National Medicine Co., Ltd. invites you to explore the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The 15th day of the eighth lunar month each year marks the Mid-Autumn Festival, one of China's traditional festivals. Falling in the middle of autumn, it is also called "Zhongqiu" (Mid-Autumn). In the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, a year is divided into four seasons, and each season is further divided into three parts: Meng (early), Zhong (middle), and Ji (late). Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as "Zhongqiu Festival." The full moon on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month is rounder and brighter than those of other months, giving rise to names such as "Yuexi" (Moonlit Evening) and "Bayue Jie" (Eighth Month Festival). On this night, as people gaze up at the clear, jade-like, plate-shaped bright moon, they naturally long for family reunions. Travelers far from home also use this occasion to express their longing for their hometowns and loved ones, which is why the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the "Reunion Festival."
The Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as Yuexi, Qiu Jie, Zhongqiu Jie, Bayue Jie, Bayue Hui, Zhuimue Jie, Wanyue Jie, Baiyue Jie, Nü'er Jie, or Tuanyuan Jie. It is a traditional cultural festival celebrated by many ethnic groups in China and across countries in the Chinese character cultural sphere. It falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, and because it coincides with the midpoint of autumn, it gets its name. In some regions, the Zhongqiu Festival is observed on the 16th day of the eighth lunar month.
Anhui Bozhou Qiancao National Medicine Co., Ltd. wishes you a peaceful Mid-Autumn Festival and happiness for your whole family!