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Mooncakes are Chinese  traditional food especially eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival or Zhongqiu Festival. Mooncakes are regarded as an indispensable delicacy on this occasion. They are offered between friends or on family gatherings while celebrating the festival. Typical mooncakes are round or rectangular pastries, measuring about 10 cm in diameter and 4-5 cm thick. A [...]

The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, around the time of the autumn equinox. This day is also considered as a harvest festival since fruits, vegetables and grain have been harvested by this time and food is abundant. Food offerings  are placed on an altar set up in [...]