Thirty-two students from the Chinese Culture Club, Project Pengyou, the Department of Modern Foreign Language Chinese Program and more gathered at the International House to celebrate Mid-Autumn Day while learning how to make mooncakes.Ī guest instructor from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Yuan Liu led the mooncake making process through step by step instructions. Mooncakes symbolize togetherness and are a profound cultural tradition. The most popular food of the festival, mooncakes are more than a sweet treat. Also known as the Moon Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival marks the end of the summer harvest and is a celebration of thankfulness. Similar to Thanksgiving in the United States, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a family reunion festival in the Chinese culture, distinguished lecturer in Chinese Dan Wade said. On Friday, September 13, UT’s Office of Asia Engagement hosted a mooncake-making session in collaboration with the Chinese Culture Club to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mooncake Making in Celebration of Mid-Autumn FestivalĮating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival has been a tradition in China for centuries.
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