Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar. It coincides with the full moon at the end of the harvest season. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival is September 13.
It is primarily a time for families to get together. A special cake is made and exchanged with family and friends, called the moon cake. It is round, about 3 inches in diameter, has a design stamped on top, and is wrapped in a pretty package, usually red.
There are many kinds of moon cake. Some have a firm jelly inside. Some resemble Western fruitcake in taste and consistency. And, some have a whole yolk baked into the center of the cake. When I saw this latter kind, I couldn't believe the yolk had stayed whole. It took me until the middle of the night to realize that that whole baked yolk represents the MOON! (duh) - Connie
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