https://www.scmp.com/rss/500073/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Illustrations by Cynthia Yuan Cheng, who also happens to have a Google Doodle up for the holiday. Once a year comes a very special astrological moment in which we, the Earth, are closest to the moon: the autumn equinox. This means that we’ll be seeing the largest full moon of the year, also known as the harvest moon. In 2018, this moon appears tonight, on September 24. The harvest moon also happens to be one of the most important holidays of the year for Chinese and Vietnamese people: the... https://www.scmp.com/culture/making-sense-our-obsession-moon/article/3000139?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/making-sense-our-obsession-moon/article/3000139?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Sep 2018 08:04:08 +0000