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Festival is a Chinese holiday celebrating the moon, also
referred to as the August Moon Festival or Mid-Autumn Festival.
It is celebrated by the Chinese community on the fifteenth day
of the eighth lunar month each year and is a time when families
gather together. Traditionally, it was all women that took part
in the rituals of the festival, as the moon is considered to be
feminine, but it is now celebrated by everyone in Chinese
communities worldwide. Chinese mythology features the moon
regularly, and the sun and the moon were objects of veneration.
One of the myths features a character called Chang E, who flew
to the moon with her pet rabbit made of jade and a woodcutter
called Wu Gang. It is thought that on clear nights, when the
moon is full, they can still be seen there, dancing. In modern
times, the Moon Festival is celebrated with families and friends
gathering together in a manner similar to the American holiday,
Thanksgiving. It is a time o