Mid-Autumn Festival
is one of the most popular Chinese holidays on the
fifteenth day of the eighth Lunar month . The moon is at its brightest, roundest state in
the year and it takes on a reddish glow on this day. Today, people like going out to attend
special performances in parks and viewing the full silver moon after a big and delicious
family reunion dinner.
Qs 1. When is the Mid-Autumn Festival?
Qs 2. What do people like to do during Mid-Autumn Festival?
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Lanterns are a popular feature of the festival. The most common ones are paper
lanterns wrought in traditional styles. Hence today, there are many varieties of lanterns
made of different shapes and materials, such as animals, automobiles and robots etc.
Qs 3. What is your favourite lantern shape?
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Mooncakes are a traditional food of the festival. These palm-sized round cakes
with sweet fillings of lotus seed paste and duck egg yolks symbolize the moon, as well as
family reunion and perfection. Many types of mooncakes have gradually been evolved
over the years. Snowy mooncakes, ice cream mooncakes and green tea mooncakes are
today favourite tastes.
Qs 4. What do duck egg yolks of mooncakes symbolize?
Besides mooncakes, people also enjoy eating star fruit, pomelo, persimmon, red
taro and water caltrops(ling kok) during the festival.
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~ Happy Mid-Autumn Festival
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