Mid-Autumn Festival
posted in Dream, Fun, Greetings |Chinese celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival. Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as “Moon Cake Festival” which is one of the most well known Chinese Festival. The date of Mid-autumn Festival is on the 15th moon day of 8th Chinese lunar month. This year’s Mid-autumn Festival is on 25 September 2007.
This day is for family members to gather to eat moon cake, Pomelos and drink Chinese tea. The round “moon cakes” eaten on this festival are symbolic of family unity and closeness. There are a lot of favors like durian, lotus, green tea, green bean, red bean favors to choose from.
Pomelos are also eaten on this day. The Chinese word for pomelo is 柚, which is homophonous with the word for “protection”. 柚expressed the hope that the heaven give them protection. Moon gazing is another essential part of this festival. On this day, the moon is at its roundest and brightest. This is also a time for lovers to tryst and pray for togetherness, symbolized by the roundness of the moon.
Children are happy on this day because they can eat sweet moon cakes, play with candles and their friends. They can carry lighted lanterns and walk around during the night time.
Moon Cake Festivals symbolize unity, joy and harmony. Let’s wish that all nationals will unite and our world will be full of joy and harmony.
