It’s the story about moon
cake….full moon….beautiful autumn …..lantern and lotus…..
The Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节), also called the Chinese Moon Festival, is one
of the most important annual festivals for the Chinese people (in addition to
the Spring Festival and Chinese New Year) and is an official holiday. Most importantly, it is
a day for family reunion. This lively festival takes place on the 15th day
of the 8th Chinese lunar month every year….
All the
photos of beautiful mid autumn full moon festival given here are taken by me……
It’s a celebration full of joy and happiness, friends and
loved ones gather to celebrate a time when the moon is at its fullest and
brightest of the whole year, and everyone gathers together to delight in eating
moon cakes and appreciating the spectacular beauty of the full moon.
The stuffing inside the
mooncake generally include pine nuts, walnuts, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds,
crystal sugar, egg yolk, bean paste, lotus seed, peanuts, almonds, and many
other delicacies. Blended together in various combinations, they taste rich.
During the festival, it is also common for the Chinese to give moon cakes to
their relatives and friends as presents, expressing their love and kind
regards.
In celebration of the
Mid-Autumn Festival, it is an important traditional custom for all participants
to gaze at and appreciate the glorious full moon while it is at its brightest
and roundest point of the whole year. This has been a classic activity since
ancient times. The custom of appreciating the moon originated from a memorial
ceremony that was held during which sacrifices were offered to the dear moon.
It’s a festival of peoples
reunion…get together and celebrate themselves with different traditional food….
The Mid-Autumn Festival ranks
as one of China’s top 3 lantern festivals, large scale of lantern shows and
exhibition held during the Lantern Festival. However, playing with lanterns
brings great pleasure to all…..
Here are some even more unique lanterns, such as pomelo
lanterns, lotus lanterns, and orange lanterns, nian monster lantern...
Here is a lantern called
“Lotus Crown” …..the royal symbol of this glorious moon celebration ceremony……
Here is a picture of very
attractive called “Nian Monster” …..a God believed by them… one of my favorite
lantern too…
Another beautiful
"Lotus Lantern" given below….
Even people create lantern
by emptying pomelos, pumpkins, and oranges, then they carve out simple patterns
from its skin and put a candle inside the hollowed bodies. Some people like to
put their pomelo lanterns on the river and watch them float away.
Here is a picture of
beautiful tortoise decoration I captured from mid autumn full moon festival
given below….the surprising thing is it’s a food…..
