The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Autumn Equinox, the 16th solar term of the year, begins this year on Sept 22 and ends on Oct 7. Autumn Equinox lies at the ...

In China, the Autumn equinox is a moon festival. Chinese families eat moon cakes and round foods like watermelons, oranges and green soybeans. Tree leaf colours have been arriving later across ...

Harvest festivals In Great Britain had their roots in fall equinox since pagan times. Chinese and Vietnamese people still celebrate the Harvest Moon (also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival).

September 22 is the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere. This is a day when the hours of daylight and nighttime are approximately equal with 12 hours each. According to PAGASA, the sunrise ...