The Mid-Autumn Day or Festival as it is known is used to celebrate the last day of the Fall harvest.
Empire DayIn Britain (and possibly a few other Commonwealth countries) some schools used to celebrate the British Empire and Commonwealth on that day (24 May - Queen Victoria's birthday). I was under the impression that people stopped celebrating it in the mid 1950s or earlier. Some people in Britain refused to celebrate Empire Day already before World War 2.Joncey...and some people celebrate it still.
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At local apparent noon, the time at which the Sun passes your meridian of longitude, the winter Sun is much lower in the sky than the summer Sun.
Centuries ago, what we consider the first day of winter - the winter solstice in late December - was known as mid-winter's day. This makes sense when considering that up to this day the days are getting shorter, and after this day the days begin to get longer. Similarly, mid-summer's day was what we now call the first day of summer.
The first day of winter is 45 days after the autumn equinox [mid autumn] and 45 days before the winter solstice [mid winters day]. The first day of winter falls on about the 5th November, which as a date was celebrated by the lighting of fires and beacons.
The first day of winter is 45 days after the autumn equinox [mid autumn] and 45 days before the winter solstice [mid winters day]. The first day of winter falls on about the 5th November, which as a date was celebrated by the lighting of fires and beacons.Read more: First_day_of_winter
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Memorial Day began shortly after the Civil War, and until the mid 1940's was usually called "Decoration Day".
To celebrate Mid-autumn Festival, which is on 15th, August of the traditional Chinese calendar. It's a day for family reunion. People will come home and get together, watching the moon(the moon is the roundest on this day.), eating mooncakes, eating pomelos and so on. Many Chinese people who can't be home on this day will feel the most homesickness.
Diwali is celebrated on different dates each year depending on the Hindu lunar calendar. Typically, it falls between mid-October and mid-November.
The Chinese still celebrate most of their holidays. They may keep it to themselves or visit family and friends who are in their area/country. Most of the more popular holidays they continue to celebrate regardless of where they are in the world may include: Chinese New Year, Mid-Autumn Festival, Tomb Sweeping Day, National Day or Independence Day (depending on what country they are originally from), and/or Dragon Boat Festival.