Otsukimi

English Alternative forms en O-Tsukimi Tsukimi Etymology Borrowed from en ja お月見 o-tsukimi. Proper noun A moon-viewing festival in the fall autumn. en https://archive.org/details/windowsforthecro008722mbp/page/n249 Windows for the Crown Prince w:Elizabeth Gray Vining J. B. Lippincott & Co. J. B. Lippincott Co. Philadelphia 1952 230 412552 I was always interested to see which of the Japanese customs belonged to the Palace and which to the world outside the Palace. O Bon, or the Festival of the Dead in midsummer, was a festival of the people, as also was Otsukimi, or Moon-Viewing. I have delightful memories of a party in the country near Tokyo to which we went when the September moon was full. en https://archive.org/details/mangaguidetouniv0000unse/page/22 The Manga Guide to the Universe Kenji Ishikawa; Kiyoshi Kawabata w:No Starch Press San Francisco 1593272677 2011 22 The fact that Japanese people have gazed at and felt affection for the Moon since ancient times is also apparent from folklore, such as the story of the Moon Rabbit. And although Otsukimi (moon-viewing) festivals seem to have originated in China, the custom of appreciating the Moon is said to have existed in Japan since the Jōmon period (approximately 14,000 BC to 400 BC). en https://books.google.com/books?id=yAkTEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA228 The Way of the Cocktail: Japanese Traditions, Techniques, and Recipes Julia Momosé; Emma Janzen 9780593135389 2021 228 When the harvest moon arrives, people gather for the Otsukimi festival to celebrate with foods that remind us of the moon, like chestnuts, sunny-side up eggs, and dumplings. See also en Mid-Autumn Festival