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Happy Moon Festival!

By Veron Ang | Tags #Mid-autumn #mooncake

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It’s the Mid-Autumn Festival this weekend! To the Chinese, this is the single most important day of the year after Chinese New Year. Celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, it falls in the exact midst of autumn. Hence, “mid-autumn”.

Many legends and customs surround this much celebrated festival. Who hasn’t heard the story of the beautiful Chang’e flying to the moon, or the one of the adorable rabbit who sacrificed his own flesh to feed a hungry old man?

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The most popular tradition is undoubtedly the eating of mooncakes. There are several variations of the history behind it. One that I particularly like is the story of the Chinese overthrowing their Mongolian rulers by coordinating a rebellion through mooncakes with specially hidden messages.

Here’s a list of all the Chinese mooncakes I have featured over the years for your festive enjoyment :)

Mooncakes in Singapore

Raffles Hotel: Snow-skin Mooncake with Champagne Truffle & Ganache
Raffles Hotel Mooncakes 2009 - Have You Ordered Yours Yet?

Raffles Hotel Mooncakes 2009 – Have You Ordered Yours Yet?
Kia Hiang Restaurant - Mooncakes Packed with Tradition & Innovation

Kia Hiang Restaurant – Mooncakes Packed with Tradition & Innovation
12 Mooncakes You Don't Want to Miss in 2009

12 Mooncakes You Don’t Want to Miss in 2009
12 More Mooncakes You Don't Want to Miss in 2009 - A Remix!

12 More Mooncakes You Don’t Want to Miss in 2009 – A Remix!

Mooncakes around the world

Mooncakes with a Difference! (Part 1)

Mooncakes with a Difference! (Part 2)

Mid-Autumn Festival greeting card

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

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Veron Ang is the founder and chief editor of Sparklette. She lives in Singapore and has dined and traveled across the world. She also runs Sparklette Studio, a web design and WordPress development firm. If you'd like to connect with her, head on over to the contact page or follow her personal updates on Twitter: @VeronSG.

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Kidtalentz
October 2, 2009

sparklette@ Happy Moon Festival!: it’s the mid-autumn festival this weekend! to the chinese, t.. http://bit.ly/2SfLYC

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October 2, 2009

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Casey
October 3, 2009

Today is the day – mid-autumn festival. Happy mid-autumn festival to everyone.

Regards
Casey
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Melissa
October 7, 2009

Happy belated Moon Festival!!
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- Veron
  October 7, 2009
  
  Same to you! Hope you enjoyed your mooncakes this year :)
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Deano
October 24, 2009

Mooncakes are so strange! I can’t get my head around the hard boiled egg in the middle :)
I did buy one (my first ever) this year, a fruit and nut one, tasted a little like christmas cake, but I could not bring myself to bite into the egg yolk.
Strange thing is I actually like eggs.
I was in Singapore about 10 years ago, just landed from 4 months snowboarding in NZ. You get strange looks walking the streets of Singapore with a snowboard in you hands :) (Well back then I did :)
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- Veron
  October 25, 2009
  
  Haha I’m pretty sure you would still draw attention with your snowboard in Singapore today. We don’t get any snow, so snowboards are a strange sight here.
  
  If you like eggs in general, I think you would have no problem liking the salted yolk that comes in mooncakes. The salty flavor helps to lessen the cloyingly sweet taste of the lotus paste filling.
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mike
October 25, 2009

These look so good. I have seen them online before. I am sure I would love them.
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