Happy mid Autumn day!
This is a day meant to celebrate a beautiful full moon, and a successful harvest. There are a handful of legends and myths behind this holiday, but the gist is to have a relaxing dinner with family, stare at the moon, and eat moon cakes.
My fridge currently still has 14 of those (down from about 17). So, I have enough moon cakes to last until next year's festival, or have to find a way to subtly pass these onto friends and neighbors. My next door neighbors have kindly adopted me into many of their family gatherings and such, so I was able to celebrate Mid Autumn and learn even more about my fascinating culture and history.
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Byron Yee
TEFL English Teacher - Shenzhen, China
This is a day meant to celebrate a beautiful full moon, and a successful harvest. There are a handful of legends and myths behind this holiday, but the gist is to have a relaxing dinner with family, stare at the moon, and eat moon cakes.
My fridge currently still has 14 of those (down from about 17). So, I have enough moon cakes to last until next year's festival, or have to find a way to subtly pass these onto friends and neighbors. My next door neighbors have kindly adopted me into many of their family gatherings and such, so I was able to celebrate Mid Autumn and learn even more about my fascinating culture and history.
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Byron Yee
TEFL English Teacher - Shenzhen, China
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