The centuries-old tradition of tsukimi, or ‘moon viewing’, sees families and friends gathering to admire the harvest moon, accompanied by delicate rice-flour dumplings known as tsukimi dango.

Japanese people celebrate by eating grilled sticky rice balls called tsukimi dango, which translates to moon viewing. - Advertisement - Mooncakes.

Japanese people, meanwhile, will eat grilled sticky rice balls called tsukimi dango (“moon viewing”) while admiring the astronomical body.

The Japanese tradition of “tsukimi,” or “moon-viewing,” was once a quiet occasion in early autumn, with people enjoying tsukimi dango (moon-viewing dumplings) while admiring the night sky.

Its exhibits relate to a Japanese tradition called Otsukimi, which involves watching the beautiful full moon while enjoying rice cakes called Tsukimi Dango (“The Rabbit and the mochi”).

Kenyon College observed this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival, a Chinese harvest festival celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar, on Sept. 30 with a celebration in ...