TSUKIMI (moon-viewing) usuallly takes place twice,
on the 15th of the eighth month (around September 20th
on the modern calendar), and on the 13th of the ninth month
(Jusanya - around October 15th).
Moon-viewing parties are held at temples and other places
all around the country.

So what is Tsukimi?

Moon View Day, 'Jugoya', the 15th of the eighth month by
the old calendar, the traditional day to admire the full moon
and make offerings to it.

In autumn, the air is clear and the moon looks especially
beautiful, so one point of it is to enjoy gazing at that
bright moon.  It's also a kind of harvest festival.
That's why we offer the fruits of the harvest to the moon.

First of all, we offer Tsukimi-dango
(moon-viewing dumplings).
Then newly harvested fruits and crops from the fields.
Japanese pampas grass is added for decoration.
Coming just before the rice harvest, Tsukimi is also a
prayer for a bountiful crop.  It is all right to steal the
offerings from another house, and people are glad if
theirs are taken by a child.  It's a sign that the gods have
accepted them.










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