Mid-Autumn Festival from Musical Mandarin

The moon is full, families come together and eat a meal including mooncakes and the 2nd most important Chinese festival is celebrated around the world. Some compare the holiday to the American Thanksgiving. The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, sometimes called "Moon Festival", occurs annually on 8/15 of the lunar calendar, near the Harvest Moon. The next ones are: Oct. 4, 2017; Sept. 24, 2018; Friday, Sept. 13, 2019; Thursday, October 1, 2020; Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021; and Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Zhongqiujie 2008

Zhongqiujie yukuai

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival

Today's the day. While there will be cloudy skies for many of the people we know, it looks like everyone is safe after Ike and that is more important.

Friday, August 15, 2008

Autumn Moon 2008

It's just a month away on Sept. 14, 2008.

It is a little early to start looking for mooncakes at the Chinese grocery store, but you may want to:

review Mid-Autumn Festival information,
decide whether you want to go into your child's school to celebrate,
talk to your chlid's teachers about what you can do in the classroom (the sooner the better on that one since it is "early" this year. I suspect many teachers might be happiest with just a special snack as they will be still getting their own routines set).
Or, surprise some friends online with e-cards. You can set up today to be delivered on September 14th!

We still have a pdf file of 2008 showing how the phases of the moon compare to the 2008 calendar. If you would like a copy, please post a comment with your email, or email me.