The Hari Raya Aidil Fitri (Muslim New Year) celebrations are only just over and it seems that we are in the midst of preparations to celebrate yet another festival.
The Mid Autumn festival falls in the middle of September. I believe that this festival is celebrated in many countries in Asia including Japan. The shops here are already decorated with colourful lanterns of all shapes and sizes.
Back in the good old days, you would need to use candles to light up the lanterns. Nowadays the battery-powered ones are more popular and easier to carry around. I heard that this year the Angry Birds models are very popular!
In previous years we used to buy boxes of mooncakes to present to the older relatives and friends. However, of late the price of mooncakes have become extremely expensive. Some people feel that we should boycott this product in an attempt to prevent prices from increasing unreasonably each year.
However I will still buy a box for my Mum and perhaps a box or two for my family. I know my Mum would expect that from me.
There are many new varieties in the market but we still prefer the original baked type filled with lotus paste with an egg yolk in the center.
For most of us, the Mid Autumn Festival will not feel the same if we do not continue the tradition of eating mooncakes and sipping Chinese/Japanese tea in the company of our loved ones under the light of the full moon.
The Mid Autumn festival falls in the middle of September. I believe that this festival is celebrated in many countries in Asia including Japan. The shops here are already decorated with colourful lanterns of all shapes and sizes.
Back in the good old days, you would need to use candles to light up the lanterns. Nowadays the battery-powered ones are more popular and easier to carry around. I heard that this year the Angry Birds models are very popular!
In previous years we used to buy boxes of mooncakes to present to the older relatives and friends. However, of late the price of mooncakes have become extremely expensive. Some people feel that we should boycott this product in an attempt to prevent prices from increasing unreasonably each year.
However I will still buy a box for my Mum and perhaps a box or two for my family. I know my Mum would expect that from me.
There are many new varieties in the market but we still prefer the original baked type filled with lotus paste with an egg yolk in the center.
For most of us, the Mid Autumn Festival will not feel the same if we do not continue the tradition of eating mooncakes and sipping Chinese/Japanese tea in the company of our loved ones under the light of the full moon.
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