Celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival across China

A gala is held in celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival at Xi'an's Circumvallation, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, September 23, 2018. Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar year, usually in September. It is the second-most important holiday in China after the Lunar New Year. The festival is celebrated with family reunions, the eating of moon cakes, moon-gazing, as well as making and lighting paper lanterns. [Photo: IC]