Here’s one relating the details of the Moon Festival and another on the Legend of the Moon Festival. I did a little more searching and found some better youtube videos on the Moon Festival. Unfortunately, the boys have yet to discover the delights of consuming these delectable treats so shopping for lanterns and running around in the night with them is probably about as festive as they will get for the time being. Hercules took on the responsibility of being the candle monitor and did a wonderful job rationing the candles to make sure we wouldn’t run out of candles before we were able to run down to the corner store to buy some more (read: he held fast to the last three candles and even wild pygmies couldn’t pry them out of his vice-like grasp until he clapped his eyes on the new boxes of candles Daddy bought).Īside from the running around after dark with candle-lit lanterns, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also about the communal enjoyment of Moon Cakes. So I guess we’ll be waiting another year (or three) before we get tucked into that activity…Īlthough the actual date of the Moon Festival isn’t until this Sunday, the boys have had a busy time decorating their grandparents’ garden with lanterns and candles (with assistance, of course). If I was optimistic last year and thought we would be ready to make our own lanterns this year, the past year has given me pause to ponder over the wisdom of handing Hercules coloured cellophane paper, wire, and glue. With Hercules a year older, we were able to dispense with the “safer” battery-operated lanterns and go with the more traditional candle-lit lanterns. It might seem paradoxical for me to say I don’t believe in any of this stuff and then tell the boys that they should do it anyway but I believe that this will help them embrace the idea that other people will have beliefs that they should respect even if they don’t agree with them. I’m not really a traditionalist with following customs but I do believe in the preservation of culture and what better way to do that than to teach it to our children in our own homes? For that reason, I encourage the boys to participate in all the activities and traditions that my in laws observe even though I am not a believer of the rationale behind the practices. You will see a lot communities have Moon Festival Cerebration.It’s Mid-Autumn again on the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Some places have fire dragon dance and display big lantern. Nowadays, it has become a Chinese public holiday and has been Chinas second-most-important festival. Moon will help you achieve your goal.Ī lot of Asian cerebrate Moon Festival, such as Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, etc. The Mid-autumn Festival first appeared as a festival during the Song dynasty. After you make a wish, put the incense sticks back to the incense burner and wait till the incense sticks burn out. At that night, just display those fruits and cakes on the table, light up 3 incense sticks, knee down facing to the moon and make a wish to the moon. You just prepare some fruits and moon cakes, incenses and incense burner. Children also can wish that they have smart mind and get high score in their education. It is believed that Moon can help you wishes come true, especially those reunion wishes. Moon festival is the good day to pray and make wishes. Moon cakes are the traditional food and Moon Rabbit is the symbol of the Moon festival. On this day, Chinese like to gather together at night under the shine of the moon to celebrate this festival. It is said on the moon is the “biggest” and “brightest” on this day in the whole year. It is the second largest Chinese traditional festivals in China. Moon Festival is also called Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhongqiu festival or Union Festival.
The Moon festival is on the day of the 15th of the 8th Lunar month.
It is believed that moon can make your wishes come true if you make a wish to the moon on that Moon Festival night. 2014 Moon Festival will fall on Sep 8 (Monday).
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