友達がオーストラリアではお月見があるのかと聞いてきたけれど、これってどういう意味? Aussie: I’m hearing the word 月(tsuki)in it, so I’m guessing it has something to do with the moon?
You: Yes, you’re spot on. お月見(o-tsukimi, the honorific form)or 月見(tsukimi)is the term used for the Japanese Moon Festival. Like you said, the word 月(tsuki)refers to the moon, and the word 見(mi)means to view or look.
Aussie: When is the date for お月見?
You: The festival was traditionally held on the 15th day of the eighth month of the traditional lunar calendar, but this year(2018), this special autumn festival will ‘fall’ on the 24th of September.
Aussie: I see what you did there, haha.
You: People usually eat rice dumplings on this occasion called 月見団子(tsukimi dango) http://nichigopress.jp/learn/jpculture/169969/