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<p>Chinese families will celebrate the August Moon Festival today Sept. 29.  A tradition that dates back over a thousand years to the T'ang Dynasty it remains one of the most important holidays in the Chinese calendar second only to the Lunar New Year.  Also known as the Harvest Moon Festival, Lantern Festival the tradition is to celebrate with family reunions and large bountiful meals.  </p>
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<p>Similar harvest festivals with their own unique traditions also occur during the same time - in Korea during the three-day <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuseok" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chuseok</a> festival; in Vietnam during <em><a href="http://www.pongalfestival.org/tet-trung-thu-vietnam.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tet Trung Thu</a></em>; and in Japan at the <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukimi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tsukimi festival</a>.</em></p>
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