the joyous mid-autumn festival was celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon, around the time of the autumn equinox(秋分). many referred to it simply as the "fifteenth of the eighth moon".
农历8月15日是中国的中秋节,接近秋分时节。很多人将中秋节简单的理解为与“8月15的月亮”相关。
this day was also considered as a harvest festival since fruits, vegetables and grain had been