The Chinese zodiac repeats on a cycle of these many years.
What is 12?
These colorful decorations, often shaped like animals, fruits, or flowers, light up the night during Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations across Asia.
What are lanterns?
This round and most famous Mid-Autumn food has a myriad of different fillings and versions.
What is a mooncake?
She's the legendary Moon Goddess whose celestial ascent inspired the origins of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Who is Chang'e?
The Mid-Autumn festival celebration was featured in this popular anime featuring a group of clefairy dancing under the moon.
What is Pokémon?
2026 will be the year of this animal.
What is a horse?
In Japan, people celebrate Tsukimi during Mid-Autumn, which means literally to do this.
What is looking at the moon?
This citrus fruit is often eaten during the festival because its Chinese name sounds like “blessing.”
Dating back over 30,000 years, this type of calendar — first tracked in ancient cave markings in France and Germany — is the same system used to set the Mid-Autumn Festival today.
What is the lunar calendar?
The movie Crazy Rich Asians featured this Southeast Asian city where Mid-Autumn is widely celebrated.
Where is Singapore?
It's the only mythical creature in the zodiac cycle.
What is a Dragon?
Mid-Autumn festival is known as Tết Trung Thu in this country, centered around children and celebrating harvest and family.
What is Vietnam?
This root vegetable - sometimes turned into a creamy drink or dessert - is a lucky food for the holiday, symbolizing abundance.
What is taro?
The Moon Rabbit isn’t really carved out of this precious stone, even though its name might make you think so.
What is jade?
Released in the beginning of Fall; Soda Pop, Takedown, and Strategy are names of songs featured in this hit TV show's soundtrack.
What is KPOP Demon Hunters?
According to legend, the order of the zodiac animals was decided by a race across this natural terrain.
What is a river?
The Korean holiday Chuseok celebrated during the same time as mid-autumn is sometimes called Korean ___ Day.
What is Thanksgiving?
This fragrant flower, blooming in autumn, is brewed into tea for the festival (no ice and without boba please).
What is osmanthus?
In the legend, archer Hou Yi became renowned after shooting down nine of the ten suns from the sky, earning himself a place amongst the Gods with this divine potion.
What is an elixir of immortality?
Nicole Zefanya who performed live in a virtual celebration of the 2021 Mid-Autumn Festival is better known by this stage name.
Who is Niki?
Missing in the Vietnamese zodiac calendar, this festively auspicious animal was replaced for the cat instead.
What is a rabbit?
It's the Chinese dynasty where the Mid-Autumn Festival originated - over 3000 years ago!
What is the Shang dynasty?
In Guangdong, these hard-shelled creatures are eaten during Mid-Autumn due to their ability to brighten eyesight under the moon.
What are (river) snails?
According to legend, this festive food once hid secret messages that helped spark rebellion against the Mongols in the 14th century.
What are mooncakes?
A girl named Fei Fei builds a rocket to the moon to meet the mythical Moon Goddess in this 2020 Netflix animated film.
What is Over the Moon?