The festival represents the unity and leisure of the people, as well as the harvest of the nature.
The grandest and most popular festivals are the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), the Lantern Festival, the Qingming Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-autumn Festival, etc. On this day, the moon is believed to be the brightest and biggest in the whole year. Almost every festival has its own unique origins and customs which reflect the traditional practices and morality of the whole Chinese nation and its people. The crust is made from chocolate and the filling can be oats, berries, Oreo flavor, etc. The festival is celebrated at the 15th day of the eighth lunar month in China. The attractive mooncake appearance and the thick scent of chocolate mix traditional Chinese culture and Western romantic culture together. ChocolateĬhocolate (巧克力 qiaokeli /chyaou-ker-lee/) mooncakes make Mid-Autumn Festival more romantic. Fillings including honeydew, litchi, and pineapple make this traditional dessert healthier. Vegetable and Fruitįruit and vegetable (果蔬 guoshu /gwor-shoo/) mooncakes are filled with fresh vegetables and fruits, and taste soft and smooth. The fillings can be sweet or savory, or both, such as fruit and duck egg yolks. Now some people add juice to the crust to make it look more colorful. 1: half day for active army: half day of Aug. 1: 1 day for children under 13 years old: Jun. 8: Youth Day: May 4: half day for youth above 14 years old: half day of May 4: Children's Day: Jun. The crust is made of frozen glutinous rice, and looks snow white. Festival Date Official Holidays 2023 / 2024 / 2025 days off Women's Day: Mar.
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Snow skin (雪皮 xuepi /shwair-pee/) mooncakes are non-baked mooncakes, which originated in Hong Kong, and have become fashionable in China. Lotus seed paste is considered the most luxurious mooncake filling.ĭue to the high price of lotus paste, white kidney bean paste is sometimes used as filler, sometimes with duck eggs, so make sure you don't go too cheap and get a real lotus paste mooncake. In China, the Mid-Autumn festival symbolizes the family reunion and on this day, all families will appreciate the Moon in the evening, because it is the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar, when the moon is at its fullest. Lotus seed paste (莲蓉 lianrong /lyen-rong/) mooncakes are a famous Mid-Autumn Festival dessert of Cantonese origin, which have become popular all over China and even overseas.
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