In , perhaps it's fitting that a tale of separation marks an occasion that's usually about togetherness. The Mid-Autumn Festival occurs on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month usually mid-September to October , celebrating the harvest and when the moon appears brightest in the sky. The festival is observed in China and east Asia, from Singapore to Japan. Families gather at home for an evening feast and children parade with candle-lit paper lanterns. Under the light of the moon, people share tea and mooncakes, small pastries traditionally filled with salted egg yolk and lotus seed paste.
This year, the main day for celebration is September In Malaysia, Khoo's amah grandmother cooked a family feast. We usually had tau eu bak soy-braised pork belly , assam nyonya fish and steamed chicken. For sweets, the family ate mooncakes and tang yuen, glutinous rice balls cooked in sugar syrup, pandan and ginger. By submitting your email you are agreeing to Fairfax Media's terms and conditions and privacy policy. Streets are full of stalls selling handmade bamboo and paper lanterns.
The next year we would forget the rain and make our plans again. Vietnamese mooncakes are unique and near impossible to find in Sydney. Some are shaped like pigs, from cute smiling heads to sows suckling piglets.
There are also banh deo — sticky rice mooncakes with a similar texture to Japanese mochi. Friends and family will also gift each other mooncakes, the most quintessential gift associated with the holiday.
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