A good summary of how zhongqiu is celebrated in Asia can be found at http://www.holidaysia.com/events/mid-autumn-festival/
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21 September 2010
中秋節 Not Chuseok
Every child of three and up knows that Zhongqiu (literally, the middle of autumn) is a Chinese harvest festival, which has blessed the Sinitic world, including Vietnam and the Korean Peninsula, with great joy.
Yet, the Koreans claim it as a "Korean holiday." Calling it "chuseok," Arirang TV translates it as "Korean Thanksgiving." There's no such concept as thanksgiving in the Sinitic world or in the broader Asian world. Thanksgiving is a Western concept, and Thanksgiving Day is purely American.
It's Zhongqiu, and it's Chinese in origin with Korean and Vietnamese variations.
This year Zhongqiu falls on September 22. So happy 中秋節!
Yet, the Koreans claim it as a "Korean holiday." Calling it "chuseok," Arirang TV translates it as "Korean Thanksgiving." There's no such concept as thanksgiving in the Sinitic world or in the broader Asian world. Thanksgiving is a Western concept, and Thanksgiving Day is purely American.
It's Zhongqiu, and it's Chinese in origin with Korean and Vietnamese variations.
This year Zhongqiu falls on September 22. So happy 中秋節!
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