QA Mid-Autumn Festival

MAF--Mid-Autumn Festival

What folkactivitieswill be held on the Mid-Autumn Festival? Why eat mooncakes?

MAF is 1 of 4 Traditional Chinese Festivals, is famous for its rich cultural connotations and customs.

It’s worshipping and celebration of Moon and enjoy the full moon with family members.

It’s wonderful time for families and friends to reunion together.

A interesting activity of MAF is Guess lantern riddles: There are many lanterns are hung in public places, many people like to guess word and cultural riddles written on the lanterns, it’s very happy and rejoicing {/rɪˈdʒɔɪsɪŋ/喜庆}

There are various flavors of Mooncakes. such as lotus paste, red bean paste, sesame {/ˈsesəmi/芝麻} paste and etc.

Because Mooncakes symbolize reunion and beauty, so most Chinese like to have it.

月饼的有什么寓意和意义？

What is the meaning of the moon cake?

The meaning and significance{/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/}of mooncake are:

1Reunion and beauty: The shape of the moon cake iscircle, meaning reunion {/ˌriːˈjuːniən/} and perfection {/pərˈfekʃ(ə)n/}.

2Harvest and prosperity {/prɑːˈsperəti/富有}: The color of mooncakes is usually golden, symbolizing harvest and prosperity.

3Auspiciousness{/ɔ:'spiʃəsnis/吉祥}and well-being {安康}: Lotus paste mooncakes symbolize harmony, auspiciousness and well-being.

4Missing of hometown andrelatives: for the wanderers, the mooncake is emotionallinks,havethe mooncake of hometown, as if you can feel the taste of hometown.

5 {/fɪfθ/}Mooncakes alsoimplythe symbolic {/sɪmˈbɑːlɪk/} meaning of national unity {/ˈjuːnəti/} and patriotic {/ˌpeɪtriˈɑːtɪk/爱国的} feelings.

Insummary, mooncakeis not only afood rich in philosophy and emotions, but also a kind of cultural inheritance, which makes us feel the long history and splendid {/ˈsplendɪd/灿烂的} culture of Chinese nation,as well asthe warmth and strength of family and country.