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Added on the 08/09/2014 07:54:38 - Copyright : AFP EN
Hong Kong, Sep 6 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong was gearing up Monday to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival by hanging lanterns in the courtyards of temples. During the full moon on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the Chinese calendar, Hong Kong celebrates the Mid Autumn Festival which falls on 21 Sept. this year. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: LANTERNS HANG IN THE COURTYARD OF WONG TAI SIN TEMPLE IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Sep 20 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong prepared Monday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, the second-most important holiday after Chinese New Year, which will fall on Sep. 21 this year. The festival is held annually on the 15th day of the eighth Chinese calendar month and people usually light lantern, make and share moon cake as well as hold a family gathering during the festival. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE TAKE PHOTOS OF AN INFLATABLE MOON CELEBRATING THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL ON A BARGE IN HONG KONG.
Singapore, Oct 1 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Wallace Woon).- Singapore held the Mid-Autumn Festival on Thursday. The festival is also celebrated in China, Vietnam, South Korea and Japan.FOOTAGE OF THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL IN JAPAN.
People in Hong Kong gather to light incense sticks at a temple to welcome the Year of the Rabbit. IMAGES
Paju, Sep 21 (EFE/EPA).- Koreans on Tuesday were celebrating the annual Chuseok autumn harvest holiday. Chuseok, which means "autumn eve," is the harvest celebration of the Lunar Calendar and is one of Korea's major traditional holidays, which falls on 21 Setpember this year.During this period, many South Koreans return to their family homes to share traditional food and pay homage to their ancestors.People also participate in festivities including dancing and traditional folk games to celebrate the change of seasons and a rich harvest. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: NORTH KOREAN DEFECTOR FAMILIES HAVE AN ANCESTOR-MEMORIAL SERVICE IN IMJINGAK PARK DURING CHUSEOK HOLIDAYS NEAR THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE IN PAJU, GYEONGGI-DO PROVINCE, SOUTH KOREA.
Beijing, Sep 20 (EFE/EPA).- Chinese tourists enjoyed Monday their three-day holidays of Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, the second-most important holiday after Chinese New Year.The festival, which is held annually on the 15th day of the eighth Chinese calendar month, will fall on Sep. 21 this year. During the festival, people usually light lantern, make and share moon cake and hold a family gathering. (Camera: WU HONG).SHOT LIST: TOURISTS VISIT HUTONG OF NANLUOGUXIANG DURING THE HOLIDAYS OF CHINESE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL IN BEIJING, CHINA.