Festival Basics
This is the date of the Mid-Autumn Festival on the lunar calendar.
What is the 15th day of the 8th lunar month?
This is the traditional food people eat during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
What are mooncakes?
This goddess is the main character in the most famous Mid-Autumn Festival legend.
Who is Chang’e (嫦娥)?
This place is famous for its large lantern displays during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
What is Hong Kong?
The Mid-Autumn Festival is always celebrated when the moon looks like this.
What is a full moon?
The Mid-Autumn Festival is also called this English name.
What is the Moon Festival?
Mooncakes are often round to symbolize this.
What is family reunion / togetherness?
Chang’e flew to the moon after drinking this magical item.
What is an elixir of immortality?
This country calls the Mid-Autumn Festival “Chuseok” and celebrates with family feasts.
What is South Korea?
The festival is usually celebrated in this month on the Western calendar.
What is September or October?
This season is when the Mid-Autumn Festival usually happens.
What is autumn?
This common filling is made from red beans.
What is red bean paste?
Chang’e’s husband was this famous archer.
Who is Hou Yi (后羿)?
In Vietnam, children celebrate the festival by carrying these at night.
What are lanterns?
This traditional food is the most famous snack eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
What are mooncakes?
The Mid-Autumn Festival is the second most important holiday in China after this one.
What is the Spring Festival / Chinese New Year?
In southern China, this salty ingredient is sometimes baked inside mooncakes.
What is salted egg yolk?
In the famous legend, why does Chang’e fly to the moon after drinking the magic potion?
What is to prevent the potion from being stolen / to protect it from a thief?
Taiwan is famous for eating this food while celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival.
What are mooncakes?
In some places, people burn this as an offering to ancestors during the festival.
What is incense?
In 2008, China made the Mid-Autumn Festival this type of official holiday.
What is a national public holiday?
During the Yuan Dynasty, mooncakes were used to secretly pass these messages.
What are rebellion messages / secret notes?
This mythical animal is said to live on the moon and helps make medicine.
What is the Jade Rabbit (玉兔)?
Besides China, name one other country that also celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival.
What is Vietnam / South Korea / Singapore / Malaysia / Taiwan?
NASA named a crater on the moon after this Mid-Autumn Festival character.
Who is Chang’e?