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CHINESE MID AUTUMN FESTIVAL FULL

The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena, it evolved from the worship of the moon in autumn in ancient times when ancient Chinese emperors offered sacrifices to the moon in autumn to pray for a good harvest in the coming year.

Much of the traditions and folklore surrounding the festival are formed around these concepts, although traditions have changed over time due to changes in technology, science, economy, culture, and religion.

Praying, asking for conceptual or material satisfaction, such as for babies, a spouse, beauty, longevity, or for a good future.

Thanksgiving, to give thanks for the harvest, or for harmonious unions.

This is the main reason why the festival is thought to be important.

Gathering, such as family and friends coming together or harvesting crops for the festival, it is said the moon is the brightest and roundest on this day which means family reunion.

stage, volunteer coordination, carnival, fundraising, arts activities, media etc).The festival celebrates three fundamental concepts that are interconnected: This core of young people and young adults meet twice a month for seven months leading up to the festival day and are coordinators or co-coordinators of all aspects of the festival (e.g. CYOP and AAU Summer youth leaders also continue their involvement with AAU through the Festival Coordinating Committee. The core leadership of this festival is now young adults and youth who have come up through the festival starting as child attendees and/or one-day high school volunteers and growing into positions of increased responsibility. Youth give a day of service, restaurants donate food, artists offer their talents, businesses and organizations chip in money – hundreds of people work together to make the festival our own.

Closing down 10th Street, community members reclaim old traditions and establish new ones in an expression of community pride and collective responsibility.

CHINESE MID AUTUMN FESTIVAL FULL

This homegrown festival was initiated in 1996 by AAU middle school students and is a large annual event in Chinatown, actively involving more than 200 high school volunteers and reaching 5,000 festival-goers who gather under the full moon to celebrate. It is important that the tradition continues so that Asian Americans can place some priority into cultural traditions that are at risk of fading away. Mooncakes magically appeared once a year.” AAU’s Mid Autumn festival started as a way for homesick Chinese Americans to partake in celebrating a holiday that they would have had back in China. As Zen Vuong puts it, “As a child, I didn’t know anything about the Mid-Autumn Festival. Since parents work, there is not enough time to cook a large feast, and even the number of stores that sell mooncakes have dwindled. The holiday has become very popular throughout Asia, and is a favorite tradition for many.Īs Asian Americans acclimate into a new country, there is not as much of a focus on the holiday. After some time, the Mid Autumn Festival became associated with other traditions and objects such as lanterns and mooncakes. According to legend, Emperor Xuanzong explored the Moon-Palace, and afterwards started to host formal celebrations. This lead to familial traditions such as moon-gazing and having feasts in response to the end of the harvest season. In ancient China, the moon was seen as a source of life because plants were seen glowing under the moonlight, and as such the moon became connected in many facets of Chinese culture. In Chinese culture, there has always been a fascination with the moon.