The Mid-Autumn Festival is the second most important festival celebrated by the Chinese after Chinese New Year. It is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month in the Chinese lunar calendar.
Which date does this celebration fall on this year?
Mid-Autumn Festival is an important celebration for the Chinese community and is one of Malaysia’s national holidays.
TRUE or FALSE?
The Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as ...
Is the Mid-Autumn Festival a cultural or religious celebration?
The Mid-Autumn Festival has a history dating back over 3,000 years and is associated with several legendary tales. Which of the following legend is NOT RELATED to the Mid-Autumn Festival?
Chang E flying to the Moon after drinking the immortality elixir, to stay close to her beloved Hou Yi who remains on Earth.
An immortal Jade Rabbit that lives in the Moon Palace makes immortal potions for those living in heaven.
Chinese rebels overthrew Mongol rulers of the 12th century by hiding messages in mooncakes.
Villagers scared away the ferocious Monster Nian with loud noises, bright lights, and the colour red.
Which of the following is a common tradition during the Mid-Autumn Festival?
Which of the following is NOT COMMONLY ASSOCIATED with the festival?
The Mooncake is a round-shaped, sweet cake that people traditionally eat during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mooncakes are also offered as presents between friends and families.
The filling for traditional Mooncakes are usually made from Red Bean or ...
Mooncakes are normally very sweet. The calories for one whole lotus seed paste mooncake with one salted egg yolk is equivalent to four slices of pizza (around 800 kcal)!
To balance the sweetness, which drink goes best with Mooncake?
What is normally written on the surface of a conventional Mooncake sold in supermarkets?
In 2017, Liangxian Food Co. created a luxury Mooncake made with premium ingredients such as cordyceps, ginseng, saffron, royal jelly, molasses, lotus seed, jujube, longan and other Chinese herbs. It even contains 24K edible gold! It's now in the Malaysian Book of Records as Malaysia's most expensive Mooncake.
Guess the price.
Among the exciting traditions during this festival is the Mid Autumn Riddle. This tradition is believed to have started in the 13th century, where scholars wrote various riddles in poems and jokes on pieces of paper and hung them under lanterns. Let’s try to solve a simple Mid Autumn Riddle.
In Vietnam, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the Children's Festival. The tradition that children look forward to in this festival is the lighting of Lanterns.
Below are types of modern lanterns EXCEPT
The Lantern Festival is uniquely celebrated by Malaysians and Singaporeans during mid-autumn, while other Chinese worldwide celebrate it on Chap Goh Meh.
Can we release lanterns into the sky in Malaysia?
This is the emoji specifically created to portray ceremonies appreciating the moon.
YES or NO?
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