MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL
It’s time to hang a lantern, rip open a mooncake and peel a pomelo, Mid-Autumn Festival is here. It was described as a day for emperors to celebrate the year’s harvest by giving offerings to the moon and hosting a great feast. One of the biggest stars of the Mid-Autumn Festival is the mooncake. The calorie-packed pastry is sliced up and shared like a cake between families and friends. Nuts, red beans and custards are some other popular ingredients.
BBS PIK PRIMARY had celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival online this year. We shared bunch of joys together with the teachers and classmates. This festival is the second prominent in Chinese culture after Chinese New Year and shows more about the meaning of togetherness as a family. It’s a reunion time for families. During the celebration in online session, we learnt about the legend of Mid-Autumn Festival. We learn to respect the culture as it is part of respecting each other. We learnt that the legend of Mid-Autumn Festival is about caring and praying for peace and luck, as we see the figure in the legend story always offered the favourite food of his wife that was drawn towards the moon. Love and sacrifice are the meanings of this Mid-Autumn Festival. Happy Mooncake Festival!