Polland Hopia

The celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival brings joy, bounty, and prosperity to communities as they give thanks for the harvest of the previous year. A reunion of sorts, the celebration also encourages the harvest-giving light to grace their lives the following year. One of the activities families look forward to...

In China and other Chinese nations, the Mid-Autumn Festival—better known as Mooncake Festival in the Philippines—is remembered on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. This important celebration has an incredibly rich foundation and history that deserves more attention. While commercialism and modernity may have diminished its importance, Polland...