Hello dear friends! How are you enjoying your weekend so far?

I don’t know whether any of you are aware that Malaysia is a multi-racial country where we have Malays, Chinese, Indian and some other ethnic groups. Thus among other things, we get to enjoy the multi-racial celebrations. Hence, while we the Malays are fasting and now starting to get busy preparing to celebrate the coming Eid ul-Fitr, the Chinese are having their own festival.

Annually the Chinese in Malaysia, and elsewhere in the world where there is a Chinese population, a Mid-Autumn Festival (Chung Chiu), the third major festival of the Chinese calendar is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month, which was Sept 24 this year. This festival corresponds to harvest festival as observed by Western cultures (in Hong Kong, it is held in conjunction with the annual Lantern Festival).

This festival is also known as the Moon Cake Festival because a special kind of sweet cake (yueh ping) prepared in the shape of the moon and filled with sesame seeds, ground lotus seeds and duck eggs is served as a traditional Chung Chiu delicacy. Nobody actually knows when the custom of eating moon cake of celebrate the Moon Festival began, but one relief traces its origin to the 14th century. While its origin is based on a historical event, the annual Mooncake Festival is also associated with fascinating lunar legends and myths.

During this festival, the Chinese children will come out to play with lanterns and mooncakes are devoured and exchanged. And everywhere you can see beautifully decorated lantern beings displayed.

Here the girls posing when we arrived at the place before it gets dark. Can you see here part of a dragon made of porcelain plates, cups & saucers?

 

There goes another glimpse of my life here!

   Take care & have a great weekend everyone!!!