Wishing all our Chinese, Korean, Malaysian, Philippine, Vietnamese and Japanese families a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

On the 15th of the lunar calendar, each month, the moon is at its roundest and brightest, symbolizing togetherness and reunion in Chinese culture. Families get together to express their familial love by eating dinner together, appreciating the moon, eating mooncakes, etc. The harvest moon is traditionally believed to be the brightest of the year.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Mooncake Festival, is a very important holiday in Chinese culture. This year, the festival takes place on Sept. 21.

This year's mid-autumn festival will be celebrated in China with three days of public holidays, from 19th - 21st September.

Togetherness and reunions are unfortunately not possible at this time, so it must be an especially poignant 'celebration' from afar for many families, separated by lockdown or physical distance.