Wan Qing Mid-Autumn Festival 2021 - learn about Chinese traditions and customs from the comfort of your own home; See list of programmes here

Falling on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, the Mid-Autumn Festival, also referred to as Mooncake Festival, is one of the most vital festivals for Chinese communities round the world.

Organised by the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, Wan Qing Mid-Autumn Festival is an annual cultural occasion for the neighborhood to find and expertise the Chinese customs and traditions noticed throughout the pageant.

Held on-line by way of the memorial corridor’s Facebook web page (@sysnmh), this 12 months’s Wan Qing Mid-Autumn Festival goals to deliver heritage nearer to residence, by way of an thrilling line-up of household-pleasant digital initiatives.

Lantern Installation: “Those Moonlit Moments…”

Date: 31 August – 26 September 2021
Time: 10 AM – 9 PM (every day)

An outside set up comprising 4 giant lanterns that includes the artist’s characters who're having fun with mooncakes and one another’s firm beneath the light and watchful eye of Ngaew’s Moon Rabbit. The Moon Rabbit character was created specifically for the Mid-Autumn Festival and is impressed by the Jade Rabbit from Chinese folklore which retains the goddess Chang’e firm on the moon.

Deciphering Lantern Riddles! (for Children)

Date: 22 September 2021

If you wish to introduce your kids to lantern riddles, allow them to be a part of on this first episode with Riddle Association (Singapore) and Bong Qiu Qiu to seek out out the methods and the thought course of behind guessing lantern riddles!

Deciphering Lantern Riddles! (for Adults)

Date: 23 September 2021

Participate on this second episode with Riddle Association (Singapore) and Bong Qiu Qiu to learn about the methods and tricks to guess lantern riddles.

Mid-Autumn Craft Tutorial: Create Your Own Unique Lantern

Date: 21 September 2021

Get your inventive juices flowing and strive your hand at making your own distinctive lantern! With the assist of our DIY Mid-Autumn craft tutorial, you'll have the ability to discover utilizing upcycled supplies for a singular Mid-Autumn expertise.

What does Your Lantern Say About You?

Date: 14 September 2021

Lighting lanterns is a well-liked conventional exercise related to the Mid-Autumn Festival – they push back the darkness, mild the method residence at night time, and characterize a need for union and the aspiration for a greater life. Find out the 5 varieties of lanterns most steadily present in Singapore, and which sort of lantern could also be extra appropriate with which sort of character!

Help Hou Yi Shoot the Suns

Date: 17 September 2021

Legend has it that there was ten scorching suns and it brought on famines and sufferings to the individuals. An knowledgeable archer, Hou Yi shot down 9 of them and was rewarded with an immortal elixir. Help Hou Yi shoot the suns and learn extra about the tales of Chang’e and HouYi!

Learn extra about the Jade Rabbit

Date: 24 September 2021

Have you ever puzzled why the rabbit is commonly featured in designs and decorations for the Mid-Autumn Festival? Find out extra from a video to learn about the story of Jade Rabbit, its selflessness and its kindness!

Let’s Celebrate Mid- Autumn Festival with Uncle Ting!

Date: 6 September 2021

Looking for actions to have interaction your youngster at residence? Download our youngsters’s exercise equipment Let’s Celebrate with Uncle Ting: Mid-Autumn Festival to learn about the origins and traditions of this pageant, the differing types of mooncakes most well-liked by totally different dialect teams, and many extra.

“Let’s Celebrate with Uncle Ting: Mid-Autumn Festival” exercise equipment is accessible for download here.

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