Celebrating the harvest season and giving thanks for the previous year's successes.
Similar to Thanksgiving, family members gather for a reunion dinner.
These rich pastries, often filled with lotus seed paste or red bean and a salted egg yolk (symbolizing the moon), are shared among families and given as gifts.
In China, it is an official public holiday, usually totaling 3 days including a weekend.
Family and friends gather to eat, appreciate the full moon, and celebrate reunion.
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