Olala. It's mid-autumn festival again and I totally lost track of it until I saw mooncake on shelf in asian supermarket. How bad I am >"<
But anyway, it wasnt a big deal in my opinion since Im not with my family. What we did for the past 17 years was having reunion dinner ot grandma would have cooked for us. Kids or big kids like me would be playing candles and 'tanglong' in the garden or front yard with brothers or cousins. Burning up the dried and not dried leaves, sticks, candle boxes or anything we can find to burn. LOL.
It's like a girl guide camp where everyone pick up something to light up fire, so much fun back the days. But currently Im in state where people do not care about this festival anymore. It was just an ordinary day for them, nothing special.
I wonder how human become so cold nowadays. Where is all the passion and hope and joyment of celebrating traditional festivals. It's not that we're asking you to pray or do something ritual that the ancestors usually do. Just a dinner or reunion within family - if yours is around or friends - if you're away from your family.
But I think people who care about what this day really means are almost extinct. Even when this day arrives I only think of holidays and meeting up with cousins and have fun. All my head was filled with only fun, reunion and the longing to see relatives :))
This festival should be continued no matter how many people actually do know what it means. (Be honest every single kid was taught this day's real purpose back when we're in the age of 9, but I dont think the memory still cling to it >"<) Let we all still keep in mind that this day was a reunion day and suppose to be catch up with family and friends.
So, happy mid-autumn festival people. Did you catch up with anybody?
But anyway, it wasnt a big deal in my opinion since Im not with my family. What we did for the past 17 years was having reunion dinner ot grandma would have cooked for us. Kids or big kids like me would be playing candles and 'tanglong' in the garden or front yard with brothers or cousins. Burning up the dried and not dried leaves, sticks, candle boxes or anything we can find to burn. LOL.
It's like a girl guide camp where everyone pick up something to light up fire, so much fun back the days. But currently Im in state where people do not care about this festival anymore. It was just an ordinary day for them, nothing special.
I wonder how human become so cold nowadays. Where is all the passion and hope and joyment of celebrating traditional festivals. It's not that we're asking you to pray or do something ritual that the ancestors usually do. Just a dinner or reunion within family - if yours is around or friends - if you're away from your family.
But I think people who care about what this day really means are almost extinct. Even when this day arrives I only think of holidays and meeting up with cousins and have fun. All my head was filled with only fun, reunion and the longing to see relatives :))
This festival should be continued no matter how many people actually do know what it means. (Be honest every single kid was taught this day's real purpose back when we're in the age of 9, but I dont think the memory still cling to it >"<) Let we all still keep in mind that this day was a reunion day and suppose to be catch up with family and friends.
So, happy mid-autumn festival people. Did you catch up with anybody?
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