Since the Mid-Autumn Festival is about lunar appreciation, celebrations go into full swing once the sun goes down. Japan Calendar (2020 & 2021) posted by John Spacey , May 09, 2009 updated on April 26, 2020 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic a large number of Spring and Summer events have been canceled in Japan. National Day: 3 days Oct. 1 to 8, 2020. Enjoy displays of marksmen shooting targets on horseback and a parade of 1,000 samurai warriors. Autumn Grand Festival, mid-October. Mid-Autumn Festival: 1 day (the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month) It falls on Oct. 1, 2020, within the National Day Holiday. 8 Autumn Festivals to Celebrate in Japan. Later, nobleman and scholars followed suit to appreciate the bright moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Shuki Taisai, the Autumn Grand Festival, is the biggest festival in the Nikko area. The holiday is from Sep. 19 to 21. Children are the stars of the festivities, and are given colourful lanterns, masks and musical toys to play with. Mid-Autumn Festival lunar calendar is 15th day of the 8th lunar month, but the date on the Gregorian calendar varies every year.
Note: China public holidays( ) include the New Year’s Day, Chinese Spring Festival (from Lunar New Year’s Eve to the sixth day of the New Year), Qingming Festival, May Day, the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and the National Day (from Oct.1 to Oct.7).Holidays except the Chinese Spring Festival and National Day are usually 3-day holiday that are created by combine the weekends. The Mid-Autumn Day 2020 falls on October 1, the 2021 on September 21, and the 2022 on September 10. In celebration of the end of the harvest, the Mid-autumn Festival -- known as Tết Trung Thu -- is one of the most significant holidays in the Vietnamese calendar. In the feudal society, emperors used to worship the sun in spring and sacrifice to the moon in autumn. It falls on Sep. 21, 2021. Oct. 1 to 7, 2021 The Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history of development from ancient times. 2021 date: 20 September – 22 September: 2022 date: 9 September – 11 September: Frequency: Annual: Related to: Mid-Autumn Festival (in China and Vietnam) Tsukimi (in Japan) Uposatha of Ashvini/Krittika (similar festivals that generally occur on the same day in Cambodia, India, Sri … Lion dances and mooncake stands pop up everywhere, welcoming this special season.