Mid-Autumn Festival is a harvest festival, celebrated in most East Asian countries, such as China and Vietnam. The festival takes places on month 8 day 15 of the Chinese calendar. In 2018 it's on September 24th. It is the second most important festival in China after Chinese New Year. To the Chinese, the festival means family reunion and peace.
View. comments. Big Bird the hen is laying claim to a new world record this Easter after her owner Harry Evans spotted this incredible mini egg in her nest. Barely bigger than a 5p coin, it measures just 0.9 inches (2.5cm) long, has a diameter of 0.79 inches (2cm) through its widest part and weighs 0.26oz (7.3g).
Let's make like a hen! In the wild, a hen will lay several eggs before she starts sitting on them - sometimes as many as twelve. To her, incubating one at a time makes no sense. So, as hens can only physically lay once each day, her eggs can be several days old before she begins to incubate them.