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What are the names of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Japan and Korea? What are their customs?
In Japan, the Mid-Autumn Festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar is called "Tenth Night" or "Mid-Autumn Moon". The Japanese also have a custom of viewing the moon on this day, which is called "Tsukimi" in Japanese. The Japanese custom of enjoying the moon originated in China, and when it was introduced to Japan more than 1,000 years ago, the custom of holding a banquet while enjoying the moon began to emerge, which is known as "Tsukimi". Unlike the Chinese who eat mooncakes at the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Japanese eat rice dumplings called "Tsukimi Dumplings" while enjoying the moon. Since this is the time when various crops are harvested, various celebrations are held to show appreciation for the bounty of nature. Although the lunar calendar was abolished after the Meiji Restoration in favor of the solar calendar, the custom of viewing the moon on the Mid-Autumn Festival is still practiced throughout Japan, and some temples and shrines hold special moon-viewing sessions on the festival.

Koreans call the Mid-Autumn Festival "Autumn Sunset". Giving gifts to friends and relatives is also a custom of the Korean people for the Mid-Autumn Festival, so they also call the Mid-Autumn Festival "Thanksgiving Day", and the holiday list of the Mid-Autumn Festival is written in English as "Thanksgiving Day" (Thanksgiving Day). The holiday list of Mid-Autumn Festival is written as "Thanksgiving Day" in English. Mid-Autumn Festival is a big holiday in Korea, and people take advantage of it by having three days off in a row. People take advantage of this period to go back to their hometowns to visit their relatives, so every month before the Mid-Autumn Festival, major companies in Korea will have a big sale to attract people to shop and give each other gifts. Koreans will eat muffins on the Mid-Autumn Festival.