Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival in the large, unique and annual, held frantic in some Asian countries such as Vietnam, China, South Korea, Thailand ... Though Mid-Autumn Festival officially took place on 15/8 but previous lunar month, people were eager to prepare, prepared.
Vietnam
Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional festivals are held frantic people in Vietnam. This holiday is often postulated that "children's festival", so that the adults in addition to buying a cake, pie plastics burn incense on the day of the full moon lunar 15/8, also bought a lot of toys children, their grandchildren.
Among the toys bought on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn lanterns, lights him back, blank, mask, lion head ... Close to this day, children often go in groups, organizations and lion dance (dance masters e) doorstep every home. The landlord then often give children a few odd coins as a reward.
Mr Star Lights - toys featured during Autumn in Vietnam.
Japan
Japan also welcomed the Mid-autumn Festival on lunar day 15/8, and the Japanese people generally called Moonlight Festival. This traditional festival was introduced to Japan from 1,000 years ago. For the people of the land of the rising sun, this is the festival to honor the moon in autumn, the time of the full moon the most.
Today, the Japanese no longer use the lunar calendar, but the Mid-Autumn Festival has been held frantic. In celebration, the Japanese while watching the full moon, eating traditional dishes. Usually people will present a tray large cake to the doorstep, just leisurely enjoy the moon, just talking and eating. Eat cake in this day in Japanese sticky rice cake.
Japanese children also often involved in carp festival procession. Japanese carp lantern symbolizes courage, especially for boys.
In Japan, New Year's Day Autumn people just enjoy the moon, just drinking tea and chatting under the porch.
Korea
Holidays in South Korea in August full moon called Chuseok. Chuseok is literally autumn night, is the most beautiful full moon night of the year. Before Chuseok place in the autumn - the season of harvest. So, this holiday season also means opportunity. On this day, the Koreans used the new products gained as meat, fish, vegetables, fruits, rice cakes ... for processing into glass dishes offered to ancestors.
Later, Chuseok increasingly more meaningful. It is not only a harvest festival but also a memorial day of the dead, the day family reunion. Today is considered the holiday Chuseok thanksgiving in Korea - the day when people express gratitude to their ancestors.
Chuseok Thanksgiving is the occasion of the Korean people.
Singapore
Chinese new year is an ideal time for people to Singapore send greetings, good luck gift to relatives, friends and business partners. One of the gifts are used most moon cakes.
One of the hosts of this New Year is the most aggressive of the Chinese neighborhood. Here, they sell lanterns and related items Autumn day. Typically, these activities are held for months earlier.
Chinatown in Singapore often sold many ornaments for Tet Trung Thu.
Malaysia
Malaysians often make moon cakes on this day 8. In addition, they also lit lantern in this day. During festive seasons, moon cakes are sold in most of the stalls. Newspapers and television content are also facing this traditional holiday.
In this day, people also held dragon dance, lion dance and entertainment activities are another favorite.
Malaysia is one of the Asian countries have custom made moon cakes on the full moon day in August.
Thailand
Thai people celebrate Mid-Autumn Lunar on the day 15/8. On this occasion across the Thai people celebrate moon worship and everyone sitting around the altar to pray the best thing. Above the altar to present peaches and moon cakes. According to the opinion of the Crown, when doing so inconvenient to bring it to the moon peaches for congratulated Quan as well as other immortals, and witness the aspiration prayers of everyone.
In this day, people often eat Thai pomelo - symbolizes the union members and the sweet.
The Mid Autumn Festival in Philippines is so much popular. It is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. The festival is also known as the Moon Festival.
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