# Mid-Autumn Festival

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A harvest festival celebrated by ethnic Chinese and Vietnamese people, held on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar (between early September and early October).
2. The East Asian festivals originating, inspired, or co-opted from the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.

## Etymology
A calque of Chinese 中秋節 /中秋节 (Zhōngqiūjié).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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