The moon shines the brightest and roundest, and families come together to celebrate the harvesting of their crops by giving mooncakes and watching the moon.
Ever wonder what is the history behind the celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival? It goes back to over 3,000 years ago. It originated in China where people started to worship the moon on the same day every year to thank the moon in return for receiving “harvest-giving light”. It eventually guided the farming schedule as people believed that worshipping the moon every year, could bring good harvests for their crops.
The celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival gradually was seen across other regions in Asia as Chinese people migrated over the years.
Did you know that Chang’e and a rabbit are associated with the moon harvesting festival?
One popular belief is that Chang’e, a moon goddess had drank an elixir of immortality to prevent it from falling into evil hands. The white jade rabbit pitied her and flew to the moon to keep her company on the moon. There is a debate on whether Chang’e’s fate was a punishment or a reward.
In current times, people still celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival to foster family reunions and pray for good health and wealth for their loved ones. What can we do to enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival this year in Singapore?
Enjoy Light Displays and Festive Fair At Chinatown
Every year, the streets along Chinatown light up to commemorate the Mid-Autumn Festival celebration. Besides enjoying the light display, you can shop along the festive fair in front of the People’s Park Complex.
Immerse into attending mass lantern walk and more this Mid-Autumn Festival Across Singapore
Another fun way to celebrate the festival is to paint or make a lantern, which can be used to carry around with your loved ones at night or take part in a yearly mass lantern walk in Chinatown. Embrace the heritage of the culture by visiting temples across Singapore, enjoy Chinese operas at Esplanade performed by the Chinese Arts, and lanterns displayed at Garden By The Bay.
Indulge hands-on experiences from mooncake testing to making mooncakes at home this Mid-Autumn Festival
Craving for mooncakes? Try out mooncake testing, attend a mooncake workshop, or easily make it yourself at home. It allows you to be immersed in hands-on learning and experience, an outlet for you to be creative in experimenting with your desired flavour or unique patterns on the mooncakes. Most importantly, you will gain a new skill! The process of making your mooncakes can be fun, rewarding, and a thoughtful gesture for your loved ones or clients.
Support local businesses for scrumptious mooncakes and meaningful gifts
Don’t have the time to make mooncakes from scratch? Well here are some local businesses you can support this year to curb those mooncake cravings or buy it as a gift to show your appreciation to your loved ones or clients.
Started in 2017, they offer a wide range of unique flavours such as Kueh Lapis mooncakes and are also known for their highly sought-after snow skin mooncakes. There is also a personalised gift set available to purchase for your loved ones. All of their mooncakes are halal-certified and vegan options are available too!
Baking since 1997, with a vision to create an excellent taste of home. In 2001, they became the first to sell durian mooncakes which became the most popular mooncake flavor ever since. They also commit to only using the best quality ingredients for their goods.
Founded in 2020, they specialise in making cheesecake with a mission to create an affordable and innovative flavour for all to consume. They came up with unique flavours in celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival such as Yuzu lime and Oreo cheesecake mooncakes!
4. Whyzee SG
Being one of the top cake shops in Singapore, they strongly believe that only the best ingredients work for their customers. Highly stating that premium is the minimum benchmark for them! They came up with an intriguing set of mooncakes including an inclusive bag, perfect for sending as a gift to your loved ones or friends!
No one makes it like how they do, each of their mooncakes is handcrafted luxury by artisans who take 2 hours to construct them. Their mooncakes are also crafted from a heirloom recipe that was passed down to 3 generations. Critically acclaimed by several media, only using rare imported ingredients and won the best for box design 3 years in a row!
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