ORIGINAL FESTIVAL IDENTIFICATION RECORD AND PRACTICE CASES

FESTIVAL IDENTIFICATION RECORD
Name supplied by the source or community:
Chinese lunar month and day, if supplied:
Calendar year / Gregorian conversion source:
Place / community / household or public setting:
Lantern activity actually described:
Food name actually supplied:
Named programme, if different from the festival:
Programme year, if any / unresolved date question:
Source URL / date checked:
Fact I can support:
Interpretation or detail still uncertain:
Caption or comparison sentence with its place retained:

CASE 1
A photograph shows red lanterns but has no location, date or caption. Can it be labelled Lantern Festival?
The festival is not established. Lanterns can appear at different occasions, including Mid-Autumn. Look for a supplied name, year, place and context before identifying the festival.

CASE 2
A notice says “eighth lunar month, day 15” and describes mooncakes. Which of the two festivals fits that calendar position?
Mid-Autumn Festival. The eighth month distinguishes it from Lantern Festival’s first month. Check the year separately before adding a Gregorian date.

CASE 3
A Singapore heritage account describes children carrying lanterns during Mid-Autumn. Must the account actually mean Lantern Festival?
No. Keep the named Mid-Autumn context. Lantern carrying is documented in that Singapore account. A shared object does not override the source’s named occasion and place.

CASE 4
A 2026 Pingxi programme lists two dates. Can either be published as a confirmed 2027 visit date?
No. The programme year must stay attached to those dates. A historical listing supports what it explicitly records. A calendar conversion does not establish a future organiser’s schedule, venue or permission.

CASE 5
A bowl contains round rice-flour dumplings. Is “mooncakes” a safe caption because both foods can symbolise togetherness?
No. Preserve or verify the actual food name. Roundness does not make a dumpling a pastry or identify its ingredients. Check the food label and the occasion independently.

CASE 6
Both festivals fall on a lunar day 15. Does that guarantee an exact astronomical full Moon and a clear view that evening?
No. Calendar position, phase timing and visibility are separate. Cultural full-moon symbolism does not supply the exact astronomical instant or local weather. A festival can be celebrated without a visible Moon.

Sources
Hong Kong Observatory: 2027 Gregorian–Lunar Calendar Conversion Table — https://www.hko.gov.hk/en/gts/time/calendar/text/files/T2027e.txt
Taiwan Tourism Administration: Traditional Festivals — https://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002020
Hong Kong Tourism Board: Mid-Autumn Festival — https://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/events/mid-autumn-festival.html
Singapore National Heritage Board: Mid-Autumn Festival inventory — https://www.roots.gov.sg/ich-landing/ich/mid-autumn-festival
Taiwan Tourism Administration: 2026 Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival — https://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002019&lid=081737