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09-15-2016, 01:50 PM
Mid-Autumn Festival in Asia kicks off with dragons, lanterns and mooncakes
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Thursday marked the start of the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations across many countries in Asia.
The festival, traditionally meant to offer thanksgiving for the harvest season, is celebrated by ethnic Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese communities. So folks in countries including South Korea, mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong get a public holiday as well.
SEE ALSO: Please do your best to avoid the huge moon balloon rolling through China (http://mashable.com/2016/09/14/moon-balloon-gone-rogue/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Over in Hong Kong, the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance (http://www.discoverhongkong.com/seasia/see-do/culture-heritage/living-culture/tai-hang-fire-dragon-dance.jsp) team took a long "dragon" of lit incense through the narrow streets of Causeway Bay. The tradition is over 100 years old and the dragon is accompanied by loud drumming and fire*****ers. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/15/mid-autumn-festival-asia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Thursday marked the start of the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations across many countries in Asia.
The festival, traditionally meant to offer thanksgiving for the harvest season, is celebrated by ethnic Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese communities. So folks in countries including South Korea, mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong get a public holiday as well.
SEE ALSO: Please do your best to avoid the huge moon balloon rolling through China (http://mashable.com/2016/09/14/moon-balloon-gone-rogue/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Over in Hong Kong, the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance (http://www.discoverhongkong.com/seasia/see-do/culture-heritage/living-culture/tai-hang-fire-dragon-dance.jsp) team took a long "dragon" of lit incense through the narrow streets of Causeway Bay. The tradition is over 100 years old and the dragon is accompanied by loud drumming and fire*****ers. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/15/mid-autumn-festival-asia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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