Happy mid-autumn day
By psyche2007
@psyche2007 (97)
China
September 25, 2007 10:47am CST
Aha,it is Moon Festival.Happy to all Chinese here.Heihei,do the english people have it? Sorry that it seems a fool question.
Where we love is home,home that our feet may leave,but not our hearts.
Would you like to go and admire the beauty of the moon with me tonight?
The moon cake is eaton away ,but the sweetness remains.
Well,happy tonight,and happy everyday.
3 responses
@psyche2007 (97)
• China
9 Oct 07
Heihei,a pity that I can't give you some advice.I don't know about it.I always buy it from the supermarket.I like cakes with eggs in them,aha,they hears good and I love the lovely egg-yolk especially.And I don't like the ones mixed too much sugar inside.Hehe.
@barbaraeyre (326)
• United States
25 Sep 07
Hi there!
Not sure what the Chinese Moon Festival entails, but I will assume that it is the equivalent of the Harvest Moon here.
Traditionally, the Harvest Moon was a time for farmers to have extra light to see by in the evenings so that they can work longer on harvesting their crops.
Now that many farms have spotlights and other lighting means, the Harvest Moon isn't as important anymore. Now, it's just a beautiful thing to behold for a few days each year.
I enjoy watching the moon through all its phases during the year. And the Harvest Moon is one of the best!
Great question!
@psyche2007 (97)
• China
27 Sep 07
Nice to meet you and thank you for your answer.Aha,you let me know the moonlight is not only white and beautiful but also useful.In China,there's an ancient fable.It is about a couple of lovers,HouYi and ChangE.The HouYi is the one who can shoot down the sun.They are kind and living happily .however one day ChangE got some magical piils and had them all leaving none for the HouYi.And the incredible thing happened.She flew to the moon slowly and couln't come bake to the earth again,leaving her husband lonely.And the date is right 15 of Aug.
@Darkwing (21583)
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7 Oct 07
That's very interesting. I just checked up on your Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. It is celebrated on the 15th moon day of 8th Chinese lunar month (Chicken Month). Apparently, this year, it fell on the 25th September, which is just after our Mabon and around Harvest Moon. Mabon is our Mid-Autumn festival in the pagan world.
I also read that the Moon Festival is a holiday in China; an occasion for family reunion. Those who can not return home watch the bright moonlight from wherever they are, and feel deep longing for their loved ones. Chinese families like to get together to eat the moon cakes and watch the moon at the Moon Festival night. Moon cakes are eaten to commemorate the legend of the overthrowing of the Mongolian government who ruled during the Yuan Dynasty. Messages were put inside Moon Cakes regarding the outline of the attack plan. As an outcome of this, the Ming Dynasty was formed.
Moon Cakes have been made ever since, with sweet fillings of nuts, mashed red beans, lotus-seed paste or Chinese dates, wrapped in a pastry. Sometimes a cooked egg yolk can be found in the middle of the rich tasting dessert. People compare Moon Cakes to the plum pudding and fruit cakes which are served in the English holiday seasons.
In some parts the festival is celebrated with a huge lantern show. Thousands of differently shaped lanterns are lit, forming a fantastic contrast with the bright moonlight.
Thank you for pointing this out to us, Psyche. I hope you had a wonderful Mid-Autumn Day and Moonlight Festival with your family and loved ones. Brightest Blessings.
