![]() If you’re going to someone’s house for the Mid-Autumn Festival, the best gift is a box of mooncakes! Mooncakes are a special and decadent gift this time of year, and all the stores and restaurants in China go all out with their own mooncakes, wrapped in beautiful boxes and colorful tins for gift-giving. Families give and receive them, and for the ambitious-make them from scratch! The biggest tradition of the festival is mooncakes! The round shape harkens to the moon. Lanterns can even be made out of pomelos, pumpkins and gourds, similar to a Halloween jack-o-lantern, but that’s less common these days. Unlike during Lunar New Year, they can come in a range of colors, rather than just red and gold. ![]() We try to avoid scheduling work responsibilities or even vacations during the Mid-Autumn Festival, as the best place to celebrate is at home with family and friends.Ĭolorful lanterns have become a popular sign of the Mid-Autumn Festival, creating a fun and festive atmosphere and lighting the path to good things to come. To not go home would be about as egregious as not making it home for Thanksgiving here in the U.S.! How Do You Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?
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