What’s your next party?
What’s your next party? No idea? Let’s have a look at your diary… it’s done! Your next unforgettable meeting is the Lantern Festival in Hong Kong. Are you ready?
Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of Southeast China where almost 7 million people live in no more than 1000 km2. Hong Kong was under British administration from 1842 till 1997 so its official languages are Chinese and English. Nowadays Hong Kong is a democratic country with religious freedom although 90% people practice a folk version of Buddhism.
Lantern Festival, also called Mid-Autumn Festival, is one of the most important events in Asian Southeast which dates back to 2000 bC when Asians celebrated abundance.
For Westerners the date of the Festival is not exact because it falls on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese calendar, that is, mid or late September. In 2007 it will be celebrated on September 25th.
The origins go back to Xia dynasty when it was celebrated the day of the Chang’e goddess, the only deity in Oriental culture who lives on the moon and represents immortality.
During this festivity families and friends gather to admire the bright autumn moon and eat the traditional food of these dates: the mooncake. This confection is a round or rectangular pastry where a thick pasty is surrounded by a relatively thin crust. They also eat pomeloes and have barbecues outside under the moon while putting rinds on their heads.
Children run in the streets carrying brightly lit lanterns and all the buildings and towers are lighted up with bright colours. Moreover, music and dragon dances and costumes appear everywhere.
Don’t doubt! You have never seen something similar. If you haven’t been to Moon Festival in Hong Kong you lack something in your life: it will be an unforgettable memory. They are waiting for you… are you going to disappoint them?
What’s your next party? No idea? Let’s have a look at your diary… it’s done! Your next unforgettable meeting is the Lantern Festival in Hong Kong. Are you ready?
Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of Southeast China where almost 7 million people live in no more than 1000 km2. Hong Kong was under British administration from 1842 till 1997 so its official languages are Chinese and English. Nowadays Hong Kong is a democratic country with religious freedom although 90% people practice a folk version of Buddhism.
Lantern Festival, also called Mid-Autumn Festival, is one of the most important events in Asian Southeast which dates back to 2000 bC when Asians celebrated abundance.
For Westerners the date of the Festival is not exact because it falls on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese calendar, that is, mid or late September. In 2007 it will be celebrated on September 25th.
The origins go back to Xia dynasty when it was celebrated the day of the Chang’e goddess, the only deity in Oriental culture who lives on the moon and represents immortality.
During this festivity families and friends gather to admire the bright autumn moon and eat the traditional food of these dates: the mooncake. This confection is a round or rectangular pastry where a thick pasty is surrounded by a relatively thin crust. They also eat pomeloes and have barbecues outside under the moon while putting rinds on their heads.
Children run in the streets carrying brightly lit lanterns and all the buildings and towers are lighted up with bright colours. Moreover, music and dragon dances and costumes appear everywhere.
Don’t doubt! You have never seen something similar. If you haven’t been to Moon Festival in Hong Kong you lack something in your life: it will be an unforgettable memory. They are waiting for you… are you going to disappoint them?
Fran Martín
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