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The moon festival on September 10th.

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the moon festival celebrates thanks for the great harvest and for the future. It is a reunion for families and friend, it’s very similar to thanksgiving in some sense.

Why call it the moon festival?

As legends say there were once 10 suns. Hou yi, summoned by the emperor of heaven, shot down 9 and left a singular sun in the sky. He was gifted with a potion of immortality, yet he didn’t drink it. He refused to drink it so he could live a full life with his wife. All was fine until a thief had come to steal the potions of immortality, so to prevent the thief from becoming immortal she drank the potion. She prevented the thief from obtaining the power of immortality. But she then became the moon goddess while Hou yi got cake. 

Speaking of cake as I previously stated moon cake is one of the most likely to be found on the night of the moon festival. Making and eating moon cake with loved ones is a common tradition. Bringing families closer, weather that means making or eating

Try not to get Hungry cause here are some more delicacy’s !

Osmanthus wine

In September and October, Osmanthus flowers are in full bloom, so they

are in season to add to a variety of foods and drinks. Drinking wine

fermented with osmanthus flowers has been a long tradition in China over

2,000 years old. Drinking wine signifies a family reunion and a happy life.

桂花酒

Guìhuā jiǔ

Lotus Roots

Lotus root harvesting falls around the time of Mid Autumn Festival every

year. As the weather begins to get colder, lotus roots provide essential

minerals and vitamins which help increase appetite and keep you healthy.

A classic dish of steamed lotus root with glutinous rice and honey signifies

a charming and happy life.

莲藕

Lián'ǒu

Taro

The pronunciation of Taro (芋头 yù tóu) is closely similar to “余头 (yú tóu)” which means good luck, as Chinese locals believe that eating Taro during Mid-Autumn Festival brings good luck as well as expelling evil spirits and disaster.

芋头

Pumpkin 南瓜

The tradition of eating pumpkins during the festival is followed by people living in the ‘South of the Yangtze River’ area. Why eat pumpkins at Mid-Autumn Festival? The origin isn’t exactly clear…

Some believe that it was due to poor families making do with pumpkin (cakes) during Mid-Autumn Festival in ancient times, as they couldn't afford mooncakes. Others believed that eating pumpkin can bring good health, which is related to a legend: 

An interesting legend has it that an old couple were seriously sick for lack of food. One day their daughter brought a pumpkin home and cooked it to serve to her dying parents. Surprisingly, her sick parents recovered after eating it.