Mooncake for Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration

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tionally given to others during Christmas, my parents give their parents (my grandparents) mooncakes during the Fall.</p><p id="e594">If you have read this far, thank you! Have you tried a mooncake or gone to a mid-autumn festival? What does the mooncake mean to you?</p><p id="74bc">If you are not a Medium member yet, consider becoming a Medium member. For only $5 a month, you can have access to all stories on Medium. If you use my link, I get a small commission, and a portion of your membership fee also goes to writers you read.</p><div id="99aa" class="link-block"> <a href="https://medium.com/@catherine-academia/membership"> <div> <div> <h2>Join Medium with my referral link - CatHERine</h2> <div><h3>Read every story from CatHERine (and thousands of other writers on Medium). Your membership fee directly supports…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*BT91026LANeUkDLb)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

What is the Significance of the Mooncake?

Author Holding Pig Shaped Mooncakes on Sept 2018 — Photo Credit: CatHERine

The mid-Autumn festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar with mooncakes.

Therefore, around the fall time, I start seeing a lot of mooncakes sold at Asian supermarkets and bakeries.

I keep an eye for the pig-shaped mooncakes, because they’re so cute!

Once I saw my local Ralph’s supermarket was selling mooncakes. In addition to square-shaped ones, there were the pig-shaped ones in mini baskets.

Author Holding a Pig-Shaped Mooncake in a Mini Basket at Ralph’s on Sept 2018 — Photo Credit: CatHERine

Table of Mooncakes at Ralph’s on Sept 2018 — Photo Credit: CatHERine

I’ve noticed people buy boxes of mooncakes and give them to family members, colleagues, and businesses in beautifully designed boxes to showcase the mooncakes as expensive gift sets.

The mooncake can vary in shape and filling.

Four Mooncakes from 85 Degrees C Bakery —Photo Credit: CatHERine

From what I gathered online, mooncakes are traditionally shaped like a full moon and represent unity, because family members come together to celebrate when the moon is the fullest.

Based upon how the mid-Autumn festival is celebrated where I am, however, it feels like a children’s holiday, because historically, children are given free mooncakes and lanterns to enjoy and have fun.

For me, the mooncake is representative of my family and culture. Just like fruitcakes are traditionally given to others during Christmas, my parents give their parents (my grandparents) mooncakes during the Fall.

If you have read this far, thank you! Have you tried a mooncake or gone to a mid-autumn festival? What does the mooncake mean to you?

If you are not a Medium member yet, consider becoming a Medium member. For only $5 a month, you can have access to all stories on Medium. If you use my link, I get a small commission, and a portion of your membership fee also goes to writers you read.