The Mid-Autumn Festival, 仲秋节 , is the second biggest traditional Chinese festival and is celebrated on the 15th August of the lunar calendar. On this holiday usually families gather, enjoy the full moon, light some lanterns, eat some moon cakes, drink tea. The festival was originally a harvest festival. The mythological story can be read here . In the evening when the darkness falls, people light lanterns making the environment very cosy and beautiful. I spent the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节 first joining a hike to a nearby hill organized by a ”Bitcoin and Coding” student organization here at the university. On the hill we had some snacks and played some games. All the others were Chinese, except for Weronika and me, and we got to practice our Chinese a lot. We were kinda, just by mistake, taken into this hike event since we just passed their stand a few days ago and they asked us to join. So we jumped to the chance and took it as an interesting experience. My ...
Moon cakes, 月饼, are traditional to eat during the Mid-Autumn festival. According to old mythodology, the rebels during the Yuan Dynasty hid messages with outlines of attacks in the moon cakes. During that time, the Mongolians were in rule. On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels attacked the government successfully and the Ming Dynasty was established. Moon cakes are also a symbol to worship the moon god and signifies reunion. Today, different regions in China have developed their own style of moon cakes. Sources: Why Chinese eat moon cakes during Mid-Autumn? https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/glSG5NzvzCGms5hMegDkgg There are moon cakes made with lotus seed paste, sweet bean paste, green tea matcha, lemon, mango or lichee flavor and even ham mince, etc. You can find moon cakes in most shops during the autumn. We got two moon cakes from the University, 浙江大学。
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