Many people in Asia celebrate the fall harvest season with the Mid-Autumn Festival—and since the moon is the, um, star of the show, it"s also known as the Moon Festival. The holiday falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month each year and coincides with the full moon. Our photo features a moon installation from the festivities in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. The city is known for its colorful decorations and lively activities during the festival: Crowds flood the city to watch puppet shows, dragon dances, and parades lit by lanterns.
Mid-Autumn Festival
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Observing World Braille Day in Bavaria
-
Kangaroo family for National Hugging Day
-
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
-
The ‘Night of Nights’
-
International Lighthouse Weekend
-
Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
-
Citizenship Day and Constitution Day
-
Playa del Silencio, Spain
-
Through an artist s eyes
-
American robin
-
Its Halfway Day!
-
It’s Penguin Awareness Day
-
Of moose and Maine
-
Take a break! It s Labor Day!
-
Composite image of a lunar eclipse
-
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
-
Rock of ages
-
Earth seen from the International Space Station
-
Reflecting on fall
-
It’s showtime for a precious crop
-
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
-
The lights of Paris
-
Unearthing a queen s lost tale
-
Hey neighbor, it s World Space Week!
-
A national icon
-
Let’s celebrate
-
A wild, craggy corner of the United States
-
Pride Month
-
Atlantic puffin, Iceland
-
Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England