Mooncake Festival
How Singaporean celebrate mooncake festival
During the Mid Autumn in Singapore, different community such as Chinese association, residential community, government or business organisation etc.. will organized moonlight appreciation party. There will be games, Chinese culture performance, lanterns making competition, moon cake tasting with Chinese tea under the moon light being held everywhere in Singapore
Some Singaporean Chinese will celebrate the festival by having reunion dinner at the eve of the festival and enjoy moon cakes and Chinese tea with theirs’ families. Business men will make use of this festival opportunity to buy moon cake as gift to their customers to build tight. Most of the Chinese will also buy moon cake for their parents and in-law. Parents will buy lanterns for their children to celebrate this mid autumn festival. You will be able to see children carry lanterns at the parks and seaside especially during the eve of the festival.
Attraction in Singapore during mid autumn festival
Chinatown is a place that you should not miss if you are in Singapore during the mooncake festival month. Every year during this mid autumn festival, China town will be dominated with flowers and beautiful lanterns through out the street. There will be cultures performance and verities of moon cakes of different brands for sale. You can taste the sample of different moon cakes before you decide which to buy. Also remember to take a stroll at the Mid Autumn Bazaar beside the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and grab one of the many incredible festive products such as the Chinese red lanterns, Chinese paintings, Chinese gowns (cheongsams), sweetened dates and traditional handicrafts to take home as souvenirs. You would also like to buy some moon cake from some of the famous brand like Da Dong Restaurant moon cake which is known for its handmade snowskin mooncake with single yolk in lotus paste and Tong Heng Oriental Pastry which is known for its baked mooncake with mixed nuts and baked mooncake with double yolk in lotus paste.
How to go China town
Nearest MRT, Chinatown MRT, NE4 and outram park MRT, NE3
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Chinese Garden is another place that you should visit during the mid autumn festival. Every year there will be lot of beautiful lanterns from China exhibit at Chinese garden. The theme of the lantern being display will be different from each year but you can be rest a sure that you will be fascinated by the beautiful lanterns light exhibit at every corner of Chinese garden. There will also have culture performances and Chinese culture items and moon cakes being sold in the garden.
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Nearest MRT, Chinese Garden MRT EW25
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Remember to visit this two places when you are here during the mooncake festival sesson.
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