Today kicks off a week-long national holiday in China - The Moon Festival. It is as traditional to China as Christmas and Thanksgiving are to Americans. Joseph and I walked out to the lakefront in our housing compound tonight when we heard the launch of fireworks to kick off the festival (see picture).
The moon festival commemorates the 3000 year old legend of Chang Er - a princess who flew to the moon after drinking the elixir of life and discovering the ability to float. She traveled to the moon where she dances during this festival.
The festival is timed with the full moon and is an occasion for vacations and family reunions. When the moon rises, families gather, eat moon cakes (pictured), and sing moon poems. Our boss at Cat gave us a gift of moon cakes and big yellow is giving us a gift of a week-long vacation in Indonesia.
After working and being in China for arduous month, we are eligible for a rest and relaxation (R&R) trip. Bali is an eight hour flight from Shanghai and we are staying at a resort called The Laguna Resort & Spa in Nusa Dua on the beach. What a deal !
The moon festival commemorates the 3000 year old legend of Chang Er - a princess who flew to the moon after drinking the elixir of life and discovering the ability to float. She traveled to the moon where she dances during this festival.
The festival is timed with the full moon and is an occasion for vacations and family reunions. When the moon rises, families gather, eat moon cakes (pictured), and sing moon poems. Our boss at Cat gave us a gift of moon cakes and big yellow is giving us a gift of a week-long vacation in Indonesia.
After working and being in China for arduous month, we are eligible for a rest and relaxation (R&R) trip. Bali is an eight hour flight from Shanghai and we are staying at a resort called The Laguna Resort & Spa in Nusa Dua on the beach. What a deal !
2 comments:
what does moon cake taste like?
it is made with bean curd or something i think. :)
~Englesia from Golden Lough
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