From wolfing down too many mooncakes to rounding up your entire family to marvel at the full moon, there are certain traditions without which the Mid-Autumn Festival simply wouldn’t be the same.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional holiday held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the lunar calendar, which is when the Chinese believe the moon is brightest. On the Western calendar ...

When is the Mid-Autumn Festival? The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the eight month in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar.