Moon viewing ceremony emoji meaning

The moon viewing ceremony (also known as Tsukimi or Otsukimi in Japanese) emoji is an illustration of a traditional Japanese event, where people gather to appreciate the beauty of the full moon. The event often features traditional elements such as offerings of seasonal fruits, rice dumplings (tsukimi dango) and sake. It is typically held on the night of the full moon in the autumn months, usually September or October. It is typically used to represent Japan, Japanese culture, the autumn season or the celebration of the full moon. It could also be used to indicate that something is serene, peaceful or contemplative. It could also be used to express a sense of appreciation of natural beauty or to convey a sense of tradition and ritual. The design of the moon viewing ceremony could vary across different platforms, it could depict different elements of the event, such as traditional foods and drinks, moon, or people gathering around, it could also be shown in different styles, it could be shown in a realistic or cartoonish way.

The moon viewing ceremony emoji is also known as Tsukimi Emoji, .

The moon viewing ceremony emoji was approved in Unicode 6.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09026L2/07257