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Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
Sep 26, 2012 20:31
  • CHRISTINE
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The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is soon coming. On that night, the moon will be at its brightest and fullest in the whole year. There is a Chinese expression describing this, which is 花好月圆 ( huā hǎo yuè yuán), literally meaning followers are in full bloom, and the moon is full. Actually, it is more often used to express one’s congratulations to newly-married couples.


Sep 27, 2012 22:30
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Also, the round shape of the moon cakes is a symbol of family reunion. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

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Sep 27, 2012 22:51
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GUEST17115 Ah those moon cakes, I can eat a dozen of them at once !
Sep 28, 2012 22:09
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Tomorrow (09/30/) is Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, a day for family getting together to appreciate full moon and eat moon cakes. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to all dears! And do not forget to send a greeting card to your families and friends to say happy festival.

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/greeting-cards/mid-autumn/

Sep 29, 2012 06:41
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The Mid-Autumn Festival (simplified Chinese: 中秋节; traditional Chinese: 中秋節; pinyin: zhōngqiū jié), also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival or Zhongqiu Festival, is a popular lunar harvest festival celebrated by Chinese and Vietnamese people.[1] A description of the festival first appeared in Rites of Zhou, a written collection of rituals of the Western Zhou Dynasty from 3,000 years ago.[1] The celebration became popular during the early Tang Dynasty.[1] The festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, which is in September or early October in the Gregorian calendar, close to the autumnal equinox.[1] The Government of the People's Republic of China listed the festival as an "intangible cultural heritage" in 2006, and it was made a Chinese public holiday in 2008.[1] It is also a public holiday in Taiwan.

Sep 29, 2012 14:29
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I wait for the next year Autumn festival thanks for the information share thanks!
Sep 29, 2012 18:03
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this is a must dish at moon festival in my hometown.

mid-autumn duck



Sep 29, 2012 18:04
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Happy holiday!
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