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Sept. 22, 2010 – Asia is celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival)

Hello Everybody,

Today, many countries in Asia celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival. Is is a ancient festival full of joy and magic, and Asia’s equivalent to the US Thanksgiving, but with a twist.

Those of you who are interested in the backgrounds, please check out below’s great blog post by Angela Nilsson. Make sure to learn about the story of Houyi and Chang’e. There are many different accounts on this story, several of them claiming that each year, on the fifteenth day of the full moon (today), Houyi visits his wife on the moon and the two lovers reunite for one long night, being the reason why the moon is very full and beautiful on that night. Talking about long-distance relationships… ;). Think of Houyi and Chang’e when you look at the moon tonight…

Wish all of you a HAPPY MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL and a joyous time!

Hugs, Nomi

MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL (Moon Festival) - Sept. 22, 2010 "WHEN THE MOON IS FULL, MANKIND IS ONE" The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, (Zhongqui or Zhongqiujie in Chinese), will be celebrated on September 22, 2010 (China time zone) in China and throughout many Asian countries, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia. The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important holidays in the Chinese calendar ( … Read More

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3 Responses to “Sept. 22, 2010 – Asia is celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival)”

  1. Angela Nilsson Says:
    September 22, 2010 at 4:28 am | Reply

    Dear Nomi,
    Thank you very much for sharing the article
    and my best greetings and wishes to you,
    Angela

    • Nomi Tang Says:
      September 22, 2010 at 4:33 am | Reply

      Hello Angela,

      Thank YOU for writing this great article. As you can see I added a short comment on Houyi and Chang’e to make the link to one of my previous blogs and make the repost interesting for my usual readers. The link to your post will also automatically populate my facebook account and I hope you will get a few readers from there as well. I would love to share more stories to build a bridge between Asia and the rest of the world in the future, and posts like yours are a great resource. Thank you again & have a happy mid-autumn festival!

      Yours,

      Nomi

  2. Angela Nilsson Says:
    September 22, 2010 at 11:36 pm | Reply

    Hello Nomi,

    Yes, I noticed your short comment and the link is just perfectly made :-))
    Thanks a lot again, also for the Facebook post – I have just joined your page.
    “Building bridges” between people and cultures is a matter close to my heart for a long time and it is wonderful that you love to build the same bridges. I am honored that you like my posts and I am looking forward to sharing more with you.

    Thank you very much and I hope you had a beautiful mid-autumn festival.

    Yours,

    Angela

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