“May we live long and share the beauty of the moon together, even if we are hundreds of miles apart.”
Today I learnt... that Mid-Autumn Festival (also Mooncake Festival) is NOT Lantern Festival (this festival is in Spring and clearly not in the middle of autumn) but somehow Moon Festival is associated with lanterns which is totes not confusing at all. Also learnt this festival has absolutely nothing to do with the Hungry Ghost Festival which ended on September 16. I also finally took the time to find out why the mooncakes (go read about the moon Goddess, Chang’E, it’s pretty neat) and what lanterns have to do with mid-autumn festival (symbolizes fertility but mostly because it’s probably pretty hard to see in the dark— even with the full moon)...
In conclusion, I suck at my Chinese cultural history.
Er, 中秋快乐🎑🥳 #midautumnfestival #mooncakefestival
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