30 September 2009
The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, it is also sometimes referred to as the Lantern Festival or Mooncake Festival.1
The Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, which is usually around late September or early October in the Gregorian calendar. It is a date that parallels the autumn and spring Equinoxes of the solar calendar. This traditional festival is celebrated by the Chinese community whole over world even though it is in different way of celebration. [1]
In this year, as usual, our college Chinese committee also cel
ebrated the mooncake festival. It is one of the annual Chinese committee programme, namely Pesta Tanglung Chinese Committee (PTCC), which is one of the grand activities in the college.
PTCC started with the barbeque dinner among the Chinese committee family. After that, there was also a riddle solving session .The participants were asked to solve the riddles which were hanged up under the lanterns.
After the barbeque, comes the time for prize giving ceremony. Each of the Chinese committee family was asked to present their lanterns in front of the stage. The lanterns were judged based on groups’ creativity. The function was ended with the announcement of first prize winner, the Black Tangerine family.
Then, it’s time to light the lanterns and have a stroll around the 12th residential college!
Such kind of activities should be carried out every year. Through this activity, it will strengthen the relationship among the Chinese committee of 12th college. But, it would be better if the Chinese committee of 12th residential college can make the effort to open the participation to all the residents without having regards to their races. As we are living under the same roof, it is no offence for us to celebrate this traditional festival together.[2]
Author : Chung Moi Hua
Edited : Jackson
