Comments on: Harvest Moon Festival or Mid-Autumn Festival

By: Make Holiday Lanterns from Cheese Containers « WorldCultureNet

Make Holiday Lanterns from Cheese Containers « WorldCultureNet — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:09:28 +0000

[...] Here’s another easy way to make a lantern that you can light with a tea candle (careful!) or glow stick for festivals such as the Harvest Moon Festival or St. Martin’s Day. This will give you a cylindrical lantern that is easy to decorate in many different ways. [...]

By: Chuseok — the Korean Mid-Autumn Festival « WorldCultureNet

Chuseok — the Korean Mid-Autumn Festival « WorldCultureNet — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 18:27:08 +0000

[...] Chuseok, also celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eight lunar month (see Harvest Moon Festival) is one of the three biggest national holidays in Korea, together with “Seollal” (the Lunar New Year) and “Dano” (the fifth of May by the lunar calendar). Chuseok is also called “Hangawi.” “Han” means great or large, and “Gawi” means “middle.” [...]

By: Chinese Mooncakes « WorldCultureNet

Chinese Mooncakes « WorldCultureNet — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:42:48 +0000

[...] Mooncakes are traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn or Harvest Moon festival. These small round cakes symbolize family unity. They are traditionally made by bakers using beautiful hand-carved wooden molds. Some mooncakes are made with a golden yellow egg yolk in the center that looks like the moon. [...]

By: Make Lanterns from Milk Cartons « WorldCultureNet

Make Lanterns from Milk Cartons « WorldCultureNet — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:09:13 +0000

[...] Here’s an easy way to make a lantern that you can light with a tea candle (careful!) or glow stick for festivals such as the Harvest Moon Festival or St. Martin’s Day. This is good to make with older children but will need supervision since it does involve some cutting. [...]

By: Making Paper Lanterns « WorldCultureNet

Making Paper Lanterns « WorldCultureNet — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 17:34:18 +0000

[...] There are many holidays, such as the Harvest Moon Festival, St. Martin’s Day and Chinese New Year, in which Lanterns play a role. We’re going to publish some ideas on how to make your own lanterns to celebrate these Fall and Winter holidays. [...]