Mid Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) takes place on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. That's today, September 12th, 2011!
for an overview of Mid Autumn Festival, follow the links here below. they'll take you to some helpful articles on the subject:
http://taoism.about.com/od/holidays/a/MidAutumn_Festival.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Festival
Important Festival Vocabulary:
zhōng 中 center, middle
qiū 秋 autumn, fall
jié 节 festival
zhōng qiū jié 中秋节 mid autumn festival
kuài lè 快乐 happy, joyous
zhōng qiū kuài lè 中秋快乐 happy mid autumn festival
yuè bǐng 月饼 moon cake
shǎng yuè 赏月 to admire the moon
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