HAPPY MIDAUTUMN FULL
The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar with a full moon at night, corresponding to mid-September to early October of the Gregorian calendar. The history of the Mid-Autumn Festival dates back over 3,000 years. It is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture its popularity is on par with that of Chinese New Year. Similar holidays are celebrated in Japan ( Tsukimi), Korea ( Chuseok), Vietnam ( Tết Trung Thu), and other countries in East and Southeast Asia.
The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a traditional festival celebrated in Chinese culture. Perayaan Kuih Bulan, Perayaan Pertengahan Musim Luruhįestival Pertengahan Musim Gugur, Festival Kue Bulan Tết Trung thu, Tết thiếu nhi, Tết trông Trăng, Tết hoa đăng For further information visit the University's designated page here."Mid-Autumn Festival" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters The University is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation, and our response is being shaped by the latest advice from Australian health and foreign affairs authorities. Covid-19 Updatesįor those seeking Information on COVID-19 and the changing rules and regulation in simplified or traditional Chinese, please follow the links below: For more information on the festival, click here. Returning this year is Australia's leading contemporary arts festival engaging with Asia. There is something for everyone at OzAsia Festival, from live performances, the moon lantern parade, and lucky dumpling markets. Our friends at ACYPI (Australia China Young Professionals Initiative), are hosting a Karaoke night. If you are interested in showing your singing skills and meeting other young professionals working in or passionate about the Australia-China space, be sure to join, register here. For further information click here, to register click here. This is a great opportunity to be introduced to a broad overview of Chinese Painting and Taichi in an encouraging and fun atmosphere. These school holidays we will be hosting two free workshops validated by CUA. The workshops are designed for children aged 7-12 years old, in a class size of 10-30 students. Tuesday October 5 & Wednesday October 6, 10:30 am - 11:30 am You can head over to our YouTube channel to view it here. We will also give a brief history of what knotting was used for in ancient times, and how people use it today. In this video, you will learn to make a simple Chinese-style knotted bracelet. What's NewĬhinese Cultural Workshop Video - Knotting We are also holding Chinese Painting and Taichi workshops validated by Children's University Australasia these school holidays, free for all to attend.Ī reminder that this afternoon's Chinese Conversation Corner will be the last session before the University break. These classes will resume again on Thursday, October 7. Just in time for the school holidays we have released a new cultural workshop video teaching the art of Chinese Knotting.
We would like to wish all those celebrating, a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! We have also been supporting various university celebrations for the festival with traditional Chinese music performances. To celebrate, yesterday we hosted a special Chinese Conversation Corner where participants learned how to make Mooncakes. The Mid-Autumn Festival is held on September 21 this year.
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