Mooncake Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month of the Chinese calendar (usually around mid or late September in the Gregorian calendar). This year it fell on the 14th September.

It is a popular Chinese celebration dating back over 3,000 years to China's Zhou Dynasty. It is also called The Lantern Festival in some other countries (Malaysia, Singapore...)



The traditional food of this festival is the mooncake, of which there are many different varieties:







I remember when I was still a wee fella, my family used to gathered on this day for a reunion dinner. Then we would setup some tables and chairs outside, ate yummy mooncakes and drank green tea (for us we had soft drink coz tea is for old people) while enjoyed clear night sky with huge round moon. It was one of the happiest time when I was young... I missed those days...

To all my family and friends who celebrate, Happy Mooncake Festival.

中秋節快樂!!!