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Week 16 of 52
Mid-Autumn Festival
Chinese Gardens, Singapore

Sunday night I went out to Chinese Gardens to wander around and see the lanterns that are up for the Mid-Autumn Festival.  What, you ask, is the Mid-Autumn Festival?  It is celebrated in some Asian countries, mostly Chinese, to celebrate the end of the fall harvest season.  It coincides with the autumnal equinox when the moon is fullest.  This year it is celebrated on September 12th.

One of the things that goes along with the festival are lanterns.  They are up all around the city and there are quite a few at Chinese Gardens.

I'm not exactly sure what the meaning behind the lanterns is although, I'm sure it is similar to the twinkly lights that we put up at Christmas...just pretty!  The thing that I didn't get a picture of were all of the kids walking around with their own little lanterns.  They put them on little sticks and then put either a light or a candle inside and they walk around with them.

I enjoyed wandering around looking at all of the pretty lanterns and light displays.  While I wasn't really participating in the festival it was fun to be around all of the families and to experience something new.