Moon Festival celebrations

The Moon Festival, also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, is an enchanting festival that traditionally falls on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, the day the moon is believed to be at its fullest. It is the second most important festival in China and symbolises family reunion, peace and prosperity.

Its origins date back to more than 3,000 years ago when people began to worship the moon to celebrate and hope for a good harvest. Nowadays it is customary for people to be together with family, light lanterns and exchange mooncakes with friends and family. Mooncakes are round pastries with rich fillings such as red bean paste or lotus seed paste and throughout the years more contemporary flavoured mooncakes have become increasingly popular such as custard or green tea.

Every year, the China Cultural Centre in Malta collaborates with Pjazza Teatru Rjal by inviting Chinese performing arts troupes to Malta to conduct a spectacular show. This year, the collaboration was held with the CCC providing Pjazza Teatru Rjal with a culturally rich performance of song and dance by The China Oriental Performing Arts Group entitled Oriental Beauty in Blossom that is available to stream on their FB and YouTube page. Moreover, an outdoor photography exhibition entitled The Magnificent Nature of China will be open to the public at Pjazza Teatru Rjal by the end of this month.

For more vibrant content on the Moon Festival, including online exhibitions and concerts, follow the CCC FB page https://www.facebook.com/cccmalta