Moon cake festival

It's actually called the mid-autumn festival (: Mooncakes and lanterns as well as story-telling contests are going to be held in my local town, and there'll be a barbecue to go with it. This is a traditional chinese festival, so I don't think the Taiwanese will celebrate it much (:

I don't exactly know how, all I know is I buy moon cakes. Practices definitely vary from place to place and they continue to evolve taking on local forms. Your post reminded me of the story that the mayor of Canton, China visited Manila and for the first time in his entire life, he tasted pancit Canton. LOL A religious practice is changing and continue to adopt local practices of the place it goes. Even Roman Catholicism is evidently, veiled paganism. Mixing the Bible teachings and clothing them with pagan practices. Idols were christened as saints, festivals were given christian colors, The feast saturnalia was changed to Easter,and so with many fiestas devoted to the saints. etc. etc. Contextualization plays a lot in religious practices. I'm sure this happens too in the way the Chinese practice their beliefs. cheers.

Well 2timothy, boisson is right it is called mid-autumn festival. I am not sure about throwing dice, however the would be a game called "chai Teng mi" where you have part of a poem is placed on the lantern and the players would guess the later part, or using a few hints where the players would guess a chiness word. Anyway it is a festival where the people get together with their family and love ones to enjoy. cheers and happy mid-autumn festival.

Hi 2timothy, I never heard of such traditions at my country. Is it only happened in Philipines? I am very curious about this tradition that you mentioned above. In my country, during Mooncake festival,we will have a reunion dinner with families,eating mooncakes and for the kids, they will play with their lanterns. I am looking forward for this coming Mooncake Festivals,will bring my son to see lantern fairs at my town. Wish you Happy Mooncake Festival in advance !!

Could you please explain what is moon cake festival. Im not Chinese im just curious about it. thank you.

yes, I think there are different tradition items amony different area. You know, chinese started more than 1000 years ago.Nowadays we have diffenent meaning for mid-moon festival. 1 is for family gather together, second is for harvest, and even for love story. Also there are different celebration events for different area. In old china, people will sacrifice the moon, regard moon as a go, special sacrifice dress, and special sacrifice dancing. People will pray to the moon.In our modern society, we will do more suchthings like eating moon cake, having the family reunion, and enjoying the glorious full moon. At last, Iwant to say that, we have different type moon cake festival, but what is more important, WE HAVE THE SAME MID MOON FESTIVAL BECAUSE WE ARE ALL CHINESE!

Well i think i had an lame party in camp just now yea nothing much but some werid ways of celebrating moon cake festival . i think the most important thing is the family get together and that will be very good yea .

Hey, the tradition in your country sounds strange indeed! I never heard it before in China. In my hometown, it's very simple, family members usually gather and have dinner together. Of course, moon-cakes are necessary. If it's clear, we also see the full moon together. In my hometown, we have many may flower (I'm not sure its English name, called "Guihua".) It smells slight sweet. Even if there is one tree, it can be smelt far away. And its blooming time is just around mid-autumn festival. There should be other tradition, such as lantern, lantern riddle, and so on. But as time goes by, it has been simplified yet. We just carry on some traditions by ourselves, but not all, and also develope it by ourselves. Mixing with area difference, you will find mid-autumn festival is defferent in different areas today, even in China. And happy mid-autumn festival!

I am not a Chinese nor do have Chinese blood in me. I responded to your discussion because I want to let you know that I am amazed at the Chinese tradition. I eat moon cake and love to see at how the Chinese celebrate this occassion.

Hello! I'm Chinese from the Philippines as well, but I am from Bacolod, and I haven't actually played the dice game until some years ago. I wasn't even aware of it until my cousin brought it up and had kids from church play it one Mid-Autumn festival. Last year our church had made it part of the Mid-Autumn party. But this year, I think they are planning something else. I am not so sure as I won't be there to join the party heheh.

We usually eat moon-cakes on the mid-autumn day. It maybe has become a holiday. The whole family can get together watching the moon and eating the mooncake. Oct. 1st is the national day, the time lag is small, so we have a longer holiday. For those who can not go home will miss their family very much.

I'm a Chinese, our traditional festival day is Moon Cake Festival, chinese familiers will sit together to share eat the mook cake, and sit around the table to see the moon, it's our tranditional activity, and it's said reunion. What festival in your country? Can you share to us?