National Day hugs the Mid-Autumn Festival

China
October 1, 2020 6:43am CST
Today is the seventy-first birthday of New China and our traditional festival-the Mid-Autumn Festival .The next time both festivals coincide will be the year 2031. Two holidays are statutory holiday here. People in work take 8 days off work (including Saturday and Sunday ),so many have planed their trip and their family reunion, which brings travel rush second only to the Spring Festival's. There will be evening Gala on CCTV tonight where many stars of stage and screen will appear.It is a real feast for the whole nation.
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@much2say (53944)
• Los Angeles, California
9 Oct 20
Wow, two festivals at the same time ! I guess since I am late, I should ask how "was" it? Did you also have a family reunion? I am sure there were special foods prepared and feasted on there. Are things pretty much back to normal now as people are traveling again? That is certainly something to celebrate . . . oh gosh, our country seems to be far, far off from any of that. I hope you and your family enjoyed all of the double traditional festivities!
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@much2say (53944)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Oct 20
@changjiangzhibin89 How wonderful! I know I could get moon cakes here . . . I should see if the bakery still has them (it usually sells for half the month). I am so glad to the virus is controlled over there. This was a very interesting read!
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@much2say (53944)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Oct 20
@changjiangzhibin89 They will keep selling the moon cakes here until they are gone. Do you make your own? I know I can get the ingredients, but I don't know if I can locally get the pan that it should be made in to make the fancy patterns on the outside. I guess even if things are pretty clear with the rest of the world, everyone must stay cautious. With all the borders opening up, it is possible for the spread to happen again. We are not even in an "again" situation . . . we are still in the original situation. Is it getting colder where you are? Here it is still very much like summer, although we had a couple cool days here.
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• China
11 Oct 20
@much2say Over here, there was a great run on moon cakes during two festivals,I guess so did there,seeing as there are many Chinese over there.Though we have kept the virus controlled, we are all cautious ,especially the weather turns cold.
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@rebelann (111263)
• El Paso, Texas
2 Oct 20
I am sure many people will be out enjoying the festivities, I hope you will have a lot of fun but also stay safe and keep your mask on.
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• China
2 Oct 20
Yes,the whole country is in a festive mood .Thank you ! I will definitely wear a mask if go on an outing.
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• China
3 Oct 20
@rebelann I don't make any travel this time.I think the link below may help.
China is on the move again. As October 1 arrives, hundreds of millions of people are expected to pack highways, trains and planes for the National Day holiday, one of the busiest times for travel in the world's most populous country.
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@rebelann (111263)
• El Paso, Texas
2 Oct 20
Do you also take photos @changjiangzhibin89 ? It would be so interesting to see what a festival looks like in China, I have never been there.
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@GardenGerty (157671)
• United States
21 Nov 20
Family and food. Two things we usually have for our November holiday of Thanksgiving. Most people are missing it this year.
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@GardenGerty (157671)
• United States
3 Jan 21
@changjiangzhibin89 Does your fall celebration have special foods?
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• China
4 Jan 21
@GardenGerty There is a popular food called "chicken stew with chestnuts".
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• China
21 Nov 20
This year,Thanksgiving falls on Nov.26 .I know people over there will eat Turkey that day.
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@BarBaraPrz (45594)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
1 Oct 20
But autumn just started...
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• China
2 Oct 20
Here we are halfway through Autumn,according to lunar calendar.
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@BarBaraPrz (45594)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
2 Oct 20
@changjiangzhibin89 So when does spring come back?
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• China
3 Oct 20
t@BarBaraPrz The Spring begins on Feb.3 ,2021 here next year.
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@RebeccasFarm (86819)
• United States
10 Sep 21
Maybe soon it will be the new festival?
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• China
11 Sep 21
Yes,the Mid-autumn Festival will soon come round.
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• China
12 Sep 21
@RebeccasFarm The lockdown has long since been lifted where I live and hasn't had a Covid-19 case for quite some time.
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• United States
11 Sep 21
@changjiangzhibin89 And I wonder if it will be the same as other years...no lockdown I hope Chang
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• United States
10 Nov 20
Nice, I love holidays where I can sleep in. I hope your festival was full of fun.
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• China
11 Nov 20
Nice to see you ! How are you doing ? We had a great time ,thank you !
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• China
12 Nov 20
@Carmelanirel2 Thank you for updating me on how things are in your family ! Over there many must have a tough life due to the pandemic.Hope things take a turn for the better !
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• United States
11 Nov 20
@changjiangzhibin89 I am doing well, the family is safe and healthy and when it looks like our finances will turn bad, something comes up that brings us through. I know for a fact that since this started back in march that G-d has taken care of us, because we were struggling, so any lack of income could be our downfall, but He's kept us going.
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@shaggin (71665)
• United States
18 Dec 20
Wow I can see why it would be an even bigger celebration this year with two things landing on the same day. I hope you enjoy the holiday to it’s fullest.
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• China
19 Dec 20
Thank you ! Yes,it is once in a blue moon.
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• Preston, England
24 Mar 21
hope the celebrations go ok and everyone stays safe from covid risks
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• China
25 Mar 21
Thank you ! There have been no cases of Covid-19 for quite some time in our city.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49133)
• United States
4 May 21
Happy belated birthday to New China.
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• China
5 May 21
Thank you very much !
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@Tampa_girl7 (49133)
• United States
5 May 21
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• Midland, Michigan
16 Mar 21
That's unheard of around here for the whole nation to be off work at the same time and for a while week.
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• China
17 Mar 21
Of course ,there are a small number of people who have to be at work out of necessity during the festivals.
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• Midland, Michigan
17 Mar 21
@changjiangzhibin89 oh they makes more sense.
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@DianneN (247219)
• United States
10 Oct 20
How wonderful! Did you have a family reunion and enjoy all the festivities? That is an amazing coincidence that both holidays occurred at the same time.
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• China
15 Oct 20
Yes, we did.It is rare for two holidays to happen to be on the same day.
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@DianneN (247219)
• United States
15 Oct 20
@changjiangzhibin89 I'm so happy you enjoyed that rare occurrence. Something like that is so very special.
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@just4him (307132)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Oct 20
I hope you had a wonderful holiday.
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• China
20 Oct 20
Thank you ! We all had.
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@just4him (307132)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Oct 20
@changjiangzhibin89 I'm glad you did.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60541)
• Perth, Australia
20 Jan 21
@changjiangzhibin89 That sounds wonderful and like a very fun time!
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• China
21 Jan 21
Yes, we have lots of fun during the festivals.
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@thelme55 (76481)
• Germany
26 Oct
They sound a very nice festival. How was the festival this year?
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• China
26 Oct
This year,there was an interval of one day between two festivals.People in work still took 8 days off.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
16 Oct 20
Sounds like our 4th of July but you are lucky to get 8 days off, we usually only get one day off. Happy Birthday to New China.
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• China
17 Oct 20
Thank you ! 8 days off work consist of Saturday and Sunday and Statutory holidays.
• Philippines
28 Oct 20
Are you sure it's safe to participate in the festival despite of the pandemic? well, good luck.
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• China
29 Oct 20
It is safe .People packed every tourist attraction during two festivals, which speaks volumes about it.
@jstory07 (134677)
• Roseburg, Oregon
15 Oct 20
I hope you enjoy the day.
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• China
15 Oct 20
Thank you ! We had a wonderful time.
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@jstory07 (134677)
• Roseburg, Oregon
19 Nov 20
I hope you enjoy the festival.
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• China
19 Nov 20
I did ,thank you !
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
10 Oct 20
Wow - hang out the flags - a post from you!!! Thanks for telling us all that, it's very interesting.
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• China
11 Oct 20
Thank you very much ! The festivals have been over now and people in work all go to work.
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@JudyEv (326155)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Oct 20
I hope you enjoyed the festival. And I'm sorry I'm late commenting on your post. Are you saying workers all have their holidays at the one time?
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• China
18 Oct 20
Never mind ! Most workers have their holidays,except some workers who have to work overtime as what work demands.
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