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Guide To Celebrating Mid Autumn Festival In Hong Kong In 2023
Top Mid-Autumn Festival Events + Where To Buy Mooncakes + History
The Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner! Also known as the Moon Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival In Hong Kong will take place on September 10, 2022. Get into the spirit and celebrate the festive event with traditional mooncakes, colorful lanterns, dragon dances, and so much more!
More Mid-Autumn Festival Fun!
- CELEBRATE AT THE BEACH: On Monday, many families head to the beaches in Hong Kong with lanterns – pick your favorite beach and celebrate!
- KID-FRIENDLY MOONCAKES: Top Family-Friendly Mooncakes To Try In Hong Kong
- DOG-FRIENDLY MOONCAKES: Click here!
- LEE TUNG FESTIVAL OF LANTERNS: 800 lanterns light up daily from 5pm Click here!
- GO SHOPPING FOR LANTERNS: Traditional Lanterns @ Yuen Long ‘Lantern Street’ (Yuen Long’s Tai Kiu Market)
- SUMMERFEST CELEBRATIONS IN CENTRAL: The Camping (Sept 9), The Moon Watching (Sept 10), and The Spacing (Sept 11) Click here!
- CELEBRATE LOCAL ARTISANS: Temple Mall’s Moonlight Neonade
- GIVEBACK: Mooncake Madness With Feeding Hong Kong
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MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL HISTORY
Celebrating Mid Autumn Festival In Hong Kong In 2022The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, is a traditional festival celebrated in Chinese culture at the end of the fall harvest.
The history of when it was first celebrated goes back to the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC) to when it first appeared in Rites of Zhou, in which it was mentioned that the royal family would offer sacrifices to the Moon Goddess to thank for a good harvest.
But it only started to gain popularity during the Tang dynasty between 618–907 CE. According to Chinese folklore, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang started to hold formal celebrations in his home after exploring the Moon Palace. After that, it began to catch on, and commoners also started nightly celebrations in honor of the moon goddess.
By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Mid-Autumn festival had become the main festival, second only to Chinese New Year.
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THE HISTORY OF MOONCAKES AND WHERE TO BUY THEM IN HONG KONG?
Celebrating Mid Autumn Festival In Hong Kong In 2022Mooncakes are one of the key traditions of celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival. In Chinese culture, a round shape symbolizes completeness and reunion. So sharing round mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival signifies the unity of families.
According to Chinese legend, mooncakes originated during the Yuan Dynasty, when Mongolia ruled China. The leaders from the preceding Sung Dynasty decided to rebel against foreign rule. They ordered the making of special cakes during the Moon Festival to put a message into each mooncake with details of the attack. On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebel leaders overthrew the government and successfully established the Ming Dynasty.
Traditional mooncakes are made of ground lotus and egg yolk, but nowadays, there are more and more innovative mooncake flavors and designs. Check out our rundown of the hottest mooncakes to try this year:
- Kid-Friendly Mooncakes To Try In 2022 - Click here!
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TOP EVENTS DURING MID AUTUMN FESTIVAL IN HONG KONG
Celebrating Mid Autumn Festival In Hong Kong In 2022Go ahead and allow the little ones to stay up late for one night to celebrate the Moon Festival by lighting a lantern under the full moon. You can find traditional paper lanterns in Causeway Bay Market or battery-powered plastic lanterns in Shum Shui Po. Visit the Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival at Victoria Park or check out the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance - we've got the deets on all the festivities here. Have fun!
MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL EVENTS FOR FAMILIES 2022:
Editor's Note: Events may be canceled, postponed, or rescheduled due to COVID-19 regulations. Please check with event organizers and the governmental website for updates.
Lantern Festivals For Mid-Autumn Festival In Hong Kong:
- Urban Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival: Victoria Park
- The Carnival Night will be held 6.30pm - 11pm on September 10, 2022.
- The Youth Night - To Be Confirmed
- Lantern Displays will also be available from September 7-12, 2022, 6:30pm - 11pm.
- Transportation Victoria Park: MTR Causeway Bay Station Exit E, walk along Great George Street to the park; or MTR Tin Hau Station Exit A2, turn left at the exit and enter the park from Hing Fat Street.
- New Territories East Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival: Tai Po Waterfront Park
- Themed around “Round” and “Union”, this display event showcases large-scale revolving lanterns, works in the shape of “Enggie Pup” & “Artti Kitty” – two celebrated mascots of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department – and many more at scenic spots such as the Spiral Lookout Tower.
- Date: 7-12, 2022 from 6:30pm - 11pm
- Where: Tai Po Waterfront Park
- Price: Free!
More Mid-Autumn Festival Things To Do In Hong Kong:
- Mid-Autumn Amazing Crafts Workshop
- Get crafty at PMQ's Mid-Autumn Amazing Crafts Workshop. With just one ticket, the participant is able to get access to 8 workshops (within a specific time period), all of which are custom-tailored to unleash your creativity. Participants will get to make their own origami lanterns, custom jewelry, and more!
- Each participating adult can bring one accompanying child under 8 years old for free and create the same product together.
- Date: 10-11, Sep 2022
- Where: PMQ, 35 Aberdeen St, Central, Hong Kong
- Price: HK$490 per person
- KIDS Low Carb Mooncake Class by Shima
- If your kids are into baking, check out the Vegan Mooncake Workshop by Shima, they'll be creating mooncakes that both taste amazing and are healthy! In this hands-on class, kids will be mixing, shaping, and baking vegan mooncakes. Each participant will take home 8 delightful mooncakes in a pretty gift box. Don't forget to bring their little aprons and a pen!
- Date: 9, Sep 2022 from 3pm to 4.30pm
- Where: Room A, 16/F, Yiuga Factory Building, 62 Victoria Road, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong
- Price: HK$680 per person (Children under the age of 7 must attend with either a parent or a caregiver)
- Mid-Autumn Full Moon Sound Journey
- Go on a deeply healing and uplifting wellness experience with Malbert Lee using crafted gongs, singing bowls, and other sound healing instruments. This nurturing experience will soothe your mind, relax your body, and reduce stress.
- Date: 10, Sep 2022 from 5pm to 6.30pm
- Where: 23/F, 3 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
- Price: HK$400 per person
- PMQ Mid Autumn Festival 2022
- PMQ will light up over 300 trendy paper lanterns shaped in mooncakes and traditional lampshades, promoting a reunion among the community and paying tribute to their beloved Home Kong.
- Date: 3-12, Sep 2022 from 11am-9pm
- Where: PMQ, 35 Aberdeen St, Central, Hong Kong
- Price: Free
- Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance 2022 (2022 CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19)
- Canceled - This is cancelled for 2022 due to COVID-19. More information here.
- Transportation Tai Hang: MTR Tin Hau Station Exit A1. Cross King’s Road and turn right. Walk straight to the junction of Causeway Road and Tung Lo Wan Road on the left to enter Tung Lo Wan Road, leading to the Tai Hang area.
- Urban Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival: Victoria Park
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