Synopsis:

Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival and learn about Chinese traditions and customs from the comfort of your own home with the inaugural digital edition of the well-loved Wan Qing Mid Autumn Festival celebrations by the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall!

Falling on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, the Mid-Autumn Festival (also known as Mooncake Festival) is one of the most important festivals for Chinese communities around the world. Wan Qing Mid-Autumn Festival invites the public to celebrate and acquaint themselves with the rich historical and cultural significance of the festival as part of the memorial hall's efforts to promote Chinese arts, culture and heritage.

Held online via the memorial hall's Facebook page (@sysnmh), Wan Qing Mid-Autumn Festival aims to bring heritage to closer to home through an exciting line-up of family-friendly digital initiatives such as cooking classes, storytelling sessions, interactive craft demonstrations and more. The Memorial Hall's thematic lantern installation, "Rolling in Abundance" also promises to make for great photo-moments under the stars.