The Mid-Autumn Festival is an ancient festival in China. Because the day on August 15th falls in the middle of autumn, it is called the Mid-Autumn Festival. The festival is characterized by eating moon cakes and carrying lanterns.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, like the Lunar New Year, is a time for family reunion. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is the roundest and brightest, and the moonlight is the brightest and most beautiful. Every household puts fruits, moon cakes and other food on the table in the courtyard. The whole family eats moon cakes while admiring the moon. It is just like "the moon in the sky holds it out, and all the people in the world look up to see it." What a beautiful scene it is. .

The traditional food of the Mid-Autumn Festival is moon cakes. Moon cakes are round, symbolizing reunion and reflecting people's good wishes for family reunion. Eating mooncakes on the Mid-Autumn Festival is said to have begun in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang led the Han people to resist the tyranny of the Yuan Dynasty and agreed to revolt on August 15th. They would send mooncakes to each other by sandwiching notes in the mooncakes to convey messages. The custom of eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival has spread among the people.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang finally overthrew the Yuan Dynasty and became the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Although the Manchus later occupied China, people still celebrated this festival that symbolized the overthrow of alien rule.

How to celebrate

The Mid-Autumn Festival is quite lively in Singapore. One month before the festival, mooncakes and lanterns start to go on sale. Mooncakes not only satisfy people's taste but are also used to worship ancestors and worship the moon. They are also a great holiday gift for relatives and friends. In addition to mooncakes, another festive treat during the Mid-Autumn Festival is pomelo.

For young people, what interests them are all kinds of exquisitely made lanterns. They also take advantage of the festival to show off their talents in making lanterns. Adults can also participate in the annual Have fun at the lantern making competition and lantern exhibition.

Singaporeans can also participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival party hosted by the public liaison office or association hall. It is also a beautiful thing for the family to enjoy the moon together. Put fruits, moon cakes at home, and add the children's lanterns, it will be a warm and harmonious Mid-Autumn Night.

In order to make the atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival stronger and the celebrations more widespread, we can suggest hanging lanterns in public places and hosting activities such as guessing lantern riddles.