With the Mid-Autumn Festival fast approaching, now’s the ideal time to start planning out fun-filled activities to ensure you capitalise on the holiday with your nearest and dearest. Here, we present five Moon Festival activity ideas that will elevate your celebration to the next level
Falling on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrates the reunion of families under the full moon, with plenty of delicious mooncakes prepared for sharing around with loved ones. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the lunar calendar, the festival will take place on September 21 (Tuesday) this year.
The traditional Tai Hang Dragon Dance and other Mid-Autumn staples such as lantern carnivals and displays might have been cancelled due to Covid-19, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make the most of the occasion and miss out on all the fun. From glamping in magical geodesic domes, to flying to the moon—well, as long as a helicopter can go—here are the most unique ways to go moon gazing and celebrate the holiday in Hong Kong.
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Tai O Lantern Festival
Tai O art community group, Tai O Fei Mao Li, is bringing back their popular annual lantern festival. Countless beautiful lanterns in all shapes and colours light up the streets in the quaint fishing village, where visitors can enjoy a festive display of lanterns crafted by Tai O locals and volunteers, with plenty of picture-perfect spots to play with. From now till September 30, the lanterns will light up every night from 6:30pm to 9:30pm.
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