Spread Mid-Autumn Vibes with Mooncakes, Lanterns & Family

Mid-Autumn Vibes with Mooncakes, Lanterns & Family

Lights, cakes and colourful bonanza, Mid-Autumn Festival is here to delight one and all in the most auspicious ways.

Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most favourite traditional festivals for the East Asian communities. This festival brings forth an opportunity to reunite and spend some family time together. With mooncakes, lanterns and chirpy family gatherings, people exchange Mid-Autumn wishes and blessings to welcome home good luck and peace. 

What is the Mid-Autumn Festival?

Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. This year, Mid-Autumn Festival will be observed on 1st October 2020, i.e. Thursday. Also referred to as the Moon Festival because of the full moon day, this festival is mainly adored in most of the Chinese and Vietnamese populated countries.  Curtailing the stories behind moon worshipping in the Chinese culture, the auspiciousness of this festival is major. 

How to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?

If you're looking forward to celebrating this Mid-Autumn Festival with a bash, then read further to find out the best ways.
  • Lighting Lanterns

Lighting Lanterns Mid-Autumn is popularly known for the lantern lighting and decorations across the streets. People celebrate this festival by lighting beautiful lanterns to stud the sky with glitterati and lights. Send your Mid-Autumn wishes tied with the lanterns and revive your childhood.  
  • Family Reunion 

Family Reunion Cook at home or dine at a restaurant, Mid-Autumn brings forth some family time to reunite and celebrate this exciting festival together. You can meet your near and dear ones and exchange Mid-Autumn festival gifts and wishes. 
  • Delicious Mooncakes

Delicious Mooncakes Mooncake is the most representative tradition of the Mid-Autumn Festival and continues to be the favourite one too. You can choose from a wide variety of Mooncakes for this fantastic festival. Additionally, you can also give mooncakes and other sweets as Mid-Autumn festival gifts to your loved ones. 
  • Decorations and Dragon Dance

Dragon Dance While you're busy decorating your home around the Mid-Autumn Festival, you can witness the lovely decorations around the streets and other places. The traditional dragon dance is not to be missed. Enjoy the fiery dragon dance accompanied by firecrackers and drums.  While you’re busy enjoying this festival with your loved ones, do not forget to appreciate the beauty of the moon and the decorated streets. Deliver beautiful Mid-Autumn gifts to one and all; you might not get to feel this calmness and jolly vibes anytime again around this year. So, collect loads of Mid-Autumn festival wishes from your friends and family and gaze the beauty of the moon on this full moon night.

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