Mid-Autumn Festival 2026: Holiday Notice & Warm Wishes

The Mid-Autumn Festival — one of the most cherished holidays in the Chinese calendar — falls on Friday, 25 September 2026 this year. Our office and factory will be closed for one day on that date, and our team will join families across China to celebrate the harvest moon. Inquiries received during the holiday will be answered within 24 hours of reopening. From all of us at Rosewool Insulation Refractory Co., Ltd., warm wishes to our partners, customers, and friends around the world.

A Festival Three Thousand Years in the Making

The Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhongqiu Jie) is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month of the traditional Chinese lunar calendar — the night when the moon is at its fullest and brightest. Its roots reach back more than three thousand years, to ancient moon-worship ceremonies and autumn harvest thanksgiving rites. By the Tang and Song dynasties, moon viewing had grown into a nationwide celebration, and today the festival stands alongside the Lunar New Year as one of the most important family holidays in Chinese culture.

The full moon is the heart of the festival. In Chinese tradition, a round shape expresses completeness and unity, so the full moon became a symbol of family reunion — a meaning that carries into everything associated with the day, from the food on the table to the lanterns in the evening sky.

Mooncakes, Lanterns, and the Legend of Chang'e

The most iconic tradition is sharing mooncakes: round, richly filled pastries whose shape echoes the full moon. A mooncake is traditionally cut into equal pieces and shared among family members, each slice a small act of togetherness. Classic fillings include lotus seed paste, red bean paste, and mixed nuts, often with a salted duck egg yolk at the center to represent the moon itself. Exchanging boxed mooncakes among relatives, friends, and business partners is an established way of sending good wishes before the festival.

Evening customs are just as vivid. Children carry colorful lanterns, parks hold lantern fairs and riddle games, and families gather outdoors or on balconies to admire the moon together. Many of these customs are woven around the legend of Chang'e, the moon goddess who, according to the tale, drifted to the moon where she still watches over the human world — which is why, on this night, looking up at the moon feels a little like greeting an old friend.

Seasonal foods complete the table: pomelo for prosperity, osmanthus-flavored treats and wine for the season, and regional specialties that vary from province to province.

Our Holiday Arrangement

Shipping schedules for orders already in production are not affected. For urgent matters, please send us an email or leave a message through our website contact form, and our sales team will get back to you promptly after we reopen.

Why This Tradition Matters to Us

The values behind the festival — reunion, gratitude, and a good harvest — translate naturally into how we run our business. Every year at this time, our production, quality, and export teams travel home to reunite with their families, and they return with the same renewed energy they bring to every shipment. Since 1982, our factory has grown from a local workshop into an exporter of rock wool, ceramic fiber, and calcium silicate insulation serving more than 60 countries — a journey made possible by long-term partners who trust us with their projects, year after year.

If you would like to see what that partnership looks like in practice, explore our rock wool insulation, ceramic fiber, and calcium silicate product lines, or start with our rock wool blanket overview for one of our most exported product families.

Warm Wishes to Our Global Partners

However far apart we are, we will be looking at the same moon. May your projects run smoothly, your harvests be full, and your reunions — wherever and however you hold them — be warm.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival from the entire Rosewool Insulation team.