Tết Trung Thu

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  • Official name:  Tết Trung Thu
  • Also called:  Tết Trông Trăng, Tết Hoa Đăng, Tết Đoàn Viên, Tết Thiếu Nhi or Tết Trẻ Con
  • Observed by:  Vietnamese
  • Type:  Festival culture, country
  • Observances:  Making offerings to ancestors, making moon viewing, hanging lanterns, lanterns procession, lion procession, carp procession, trống quân singing.
  • Begins:  the night of the 14th of the 8th lunar month
  • Ends:  15th day of the 8th lunar month (Rằm tháng Tám)
  • Frequency:  Annual
  • Related to:  Mid-Autumn Festival (in China), Tsukimi (in Japan), Chuseok (in Korea), Uposatha of Ashvini/Krittika (similar festivals that generally occur on the same day in Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand)
  • Data source:  Vun Vút