Chinese Mid Autumm Festival

The full moon gets a special recognition on the 15th day of the eight lunar month in the Chinese calender. The Mid Autumm Festival falls on Sept 14 this year. The celebration is also known as the Monncake Festival or Tanglung (lantern) festival. It is a traditional festival that is cherished by the Chinese community. Stalls selling mooncakes.
It is widely believed that the custom of eating mooncakes begun during the Yuan Dynasty when the pastry was used to spread the message of a planned revolt against the Mongolian rulers.
Beautiful orange coloured lanterns decorated in 1 Utama Shopping Centre in Petaling Jaya.
The mooncakes here come in a variety of flavours such as lotus paste, eggs yolk, red bean, green tea, pandan, durian and etc. They make good gifts.
Compliment with beautiful lotus flowers.
Tanglung or lantern in gold fish shaped.

Tanglung or lantern made of glossy paper in the shape of gold fish, rabbit, dragon and etc.


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