Ln Hong Kong, people make special lanterns and bring them up to the terraces of the high-rise buildings so they can watch the moon better. Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations in Victoria Park, Hong Kong (2005) The family gathers around to share delectable mooncakes while enjoying and singing praises to the moon’s beauty. Ln the Chinese mainland, in Hong Kong, and in Taiwan, the Moon Festival is an occasion for a family reunion. This year, 2022, the festival falls on the 10 th of September. The 8 th month is known as Moon Festival because it is the time of year when the moon is at its roundest and its brightest. Hence, there are 30 days to a month and the 15th of the month is always full moon. The Chinese uses the lunar calendar, with the counting of days based on the revolution of the earth around the moon, not the sun. There are at least six “Great Festivals” to break the monotony of the Chinese everyday life: New Year or Spring Festival (1 st day of 1 st month), the Lantern Festival (15 th of the 1 st month), Festival for the Dead (5 th of the 4th month), the Dragon Boat Festival (5 th of the 5th month), Brotherhood Festival or Festival of the Ghosts (15th of 7th month), Mid-Autumn Festival or Moon Festival (15th of the 8th month). Each particular occasion demands its own corresponding celebration.
