Mid-Autumn Festival

It was Mid-Autumn and the moon was full*.

So we played lanterns.

A few of us gathered in my house,

to see me play.
Okay not really.

After lighting up the lanterns and playing with the fire,

we went out for a walk carrying lanterns with a myriad of colours.
As we were chit-chatting and doing our round of parade, some local residents opened their door and peeked at us curiously. Some pedestrians detoured from our path. Judging by the looks we got, I think some of them must have thought we are a bunch of possible arsonists. :P

Along the way we stopped for pictures, including some with flash,

and some without flash.

Some from a distance,

some from...

eerm, closer.

Lanterns are just a small aspect of what Mid-Autumn Festival is about. Conspicuously missing in this series of picture are boxes of mooncake due to the speed at which they were devoured in my house. Mid-Autumn Festival is the event for the reunion of the family, and for friendship. We had quite a simple event, but it was unique and meaningful as many of us are going to part our ways in the future in a few months time. Until next time...
* It was actually the day before the full moon when we took the pictures.
4 comments:
Oh my! The second picture from the top is absolutely phenomenal. Well, for me, i didn't have any lanterns. Oh well. I did help out in decreasing the moon-cake population in my house.
WK
Especially loved the second picture. :)
Wow...I've never played lanterns in France...when we meet up we only eat mooncakes...
Thanks!
wp: Haha national culture is not forgotten. :D
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