09/28/2004
Moon Festival - Chinese Traditional Festival
Post @ 06:45 in
Today is Moon Festival (aka: Mid-Autumn Festival), a Chinese traditional festival. Some of my American friends asked me "what is moon festival?", "What's Origin of the festival?". Actually I could't answer these questions exactly, though, I think the best answer is on wikipedia.
The Mid-Autumn Festival (Chinese: 中秋節; pinyin: zhong1 qiu1 jie2), Moon Festival, or, less commonly, Mooncake Festival (月餅節; pinyin: yue4 bing3 jie2) is a traditional Chinese festival/holiday on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunar calendar (usually around mid- or late-September in Gregorian Calendar). On this day the full moon is at its roundest and brightest, which symbolises family unity and togetherness. According to Chinese traditions, on this day family members and friends will gather to visit scenic spots, gaze at the moon, and eat mooncakes and pomeloes together. Farmers furthermore celebrate the end of the agricultural season and the harvest on this date. A very important holiday in the Chinese calendar, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a legal holiday in several countries.
Popular legends talk about a woman named Chang'e, a rabbit, and a woodcutter living on the moon. Shops selling mooncakes before the Mid-Autumn festival often display pictures of Chang'e floating to the moon. (See the separate article on Chang'e for more information about these permanent moon residents.)
Mooncake in China as well known as Chesscake in US, I also grabed a mooncake pix from somewhere else, it looks delicious, right! In addition, Chang'e is the most beatiful woman in Chinese fairy tale, she is like a "Athena" in our childhood dreams.
In this special day, I missed my family more than ever. Although I can't make a family togetherness at this time, I wanna give best wishes and loves to my Mom and Dad: Happy moon festival.
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