This is the exact middle of autumn, which is why it is called the Mid-Autumn Festival.
An ancient tradition, the Moon Festival occurs during the Harvest Moon on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.
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“It is a time for family members and loved ones to congregate and enjoy the full moon, an auspicious symbol of abundance, harmony and luck. Busaba Yip, Wo Hing Museum docent and cultural director. “Chinese around the world celebrate the Moon Festival as one of their happiest and most important festivals of the year - a time for relaxation and celebration of the happy life,” said Dr. In the evening, colorful lanterns are lit in the yard, and an altar is set up to worship the Moon Goddess with incense and candles. In the morning, a service is held as a way to honor the earth and land gods, as well as remember ancestors. Since then, it is one of the LRF’s and Wo Hing Museum’s special events. For various reasons, the celebration was discontinued until the year 2001, when the Moon Festival was brought back as an annual event by the Wo Hing Society. “We invite everyone to come down to Front Street and take part in the festivities.”Īccording to the Wo Hing Society Research Document’s project, Zhong Qui Jie, also known as the Moon Festival, is one of the events of the Wo Hing Society dating back about 100 years. “We are so pleased to honor Lahaina’s Chinese heritage during this year’s Moon Festival,” said Theo Morrison, executive director of LRF.
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