Endemic phase sees more sales of mooncakes

KUCHING: The Mooncake Festival or Zhong Qiu Jie in Mandarin, also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a traditional festival celebrated within the Chinese culture. Similar holidays can be found celebrated in Japan which is known as Tsukimi or Otsukimi, Chuseok in Korea and many more in East and Southeast Asia. It […]

Diverse Satok community all for celebrating inter-cultural festivals

KUCHING: The diversity of ethnic groups and faiths within the Satok community allowed them to celebrate festivals of various cultures. Satok assemblyman Datuk Ibrahim Baki said this was a testimony to the unity among the locals contributing to the harmony that they enjoy. He said the Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for the celebrants to […]

Looking forward to livelier festival post-pandemic

KUCHING: The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a traditional festival celebrated in Chinese culture. Similar holidays are celebrated in Japan (Tsukimi), Korea (Chuseok), Vietnam (Tết Trung Thu), and other countries in East and Southeast Asia. It is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture. Its popularity […]

Moon Cake Festival and Market on Sept 10-11

KUCHING: A ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Mid-Autumn Festival and Market will be held here. The festival organised by the Kuching South City Council (MBKS) will be held at Palmarium Garden and residence No.6, Jalan Tan Sri Datuk William Tan on Sept 10 and 11 from 10am to 9pm. “These programme is the first to […]

Call for children to learn their culture

SIBU: The Mooncake or mid-Autumn festival is the second most important celebration in the Chinese calendar after the Lunar New Year, said Senator Robert Lau Hui Yew. Speaking at the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bawang Assan Branch Women Wing festive celebration in Sg Bidut here on Saturday night, Lau urged the Chinese community to […]

SUPP Senadin team goes out to meet public

MIRI: Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin, who is also Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Senadin chairman, and his team this morning continued their weekend programme of  going out to meet the public. Lee was accompanied by SUPP Senadin branch secretary Cr Jeffery Phang, other councillors and SUPP Riam Road Sub-branch Committee members. This […]

Batu Kawa carnival back after two years

KUCHING: The Batu Kawa Mooncake, Street Food and Lantern Carnival is making a comeback after a two year lapse due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said the carnival commenced today and will be on until Sept 11 from 6pm to 11pm. “There are about 80 stalls serving local […]

Mooncake Festival showcases cultural diversity 

KUCHING: The Kuching Intercultural Mooncake Festival is an epitome of unity in diversity in Sarawak. Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the festivity showcases and promotes cultural exchange among Sarawakians of different ethnic and social backgrounds. “There are precious historical legacies of buildings, townscapes, heritage footprints, antiques, […]

Intercultural Mooncake Festival makes a return tomorrow

By Neville Timothy Sanders & Annabell Naja Tommy KUCHING: The Kuching Intercultural Mooncake Festival is back after a two-break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be as it will be held from September 1 until September 10. Organised by Kuching Old Market Community Association, the 19th annual festival from Sept 1-10 will be held […]

Save Room for the Moon

The Mooncake Festival is approaching. Mooncakes, which are the symbol for the auspicious day, are made in batches by bakers to commemorate the event. For creative bakers, they move beyond the traditional baked skin mooncake to introduce new mooncakes to the market. This year, ice cream mooncakes take centre stage. Taste that sends you to […]