KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — These days, fewer and fewer children walk around their neighbourhoods carrying lanterns in the shape of dragons, fish or roosters in the days leading up...
‘Take care of my child when I die’: Touched by poverty-stricken family, Steven Sim offers to cover 21-year-old’s software engineering educationA vibrant display of animal-shaped and character-themed lanterns fills a store in preparation for the Mid-Autumn Festival . — Picture by Raymond ManuelKUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — These days, fewer and fewer children walk around their neighbourhoods carrying lanterns in the shape of dragons, fish or roosters in the days leading up to the Mid-Autumn Festival .
Mooncakes are a seasonal Chinese pastry eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. — Picture by Raymond Manuel In the mythological version of the festival's origin, it was told that the Earth was scorched by the emergence of 10 suns until Hou Yi, a famed archer, shot all but one down.Not wanting to consume the elixir and leave his wife Chang'e behind, he then asked her to safekeep the elixir.Breaking into Hou Yi's home, he demanded Chang'e hand over the elixir but she refused and drank the elixir which transformed her into an immortal.
A vibrant display of animal-shaped and character-themed lanterns fills a store in preparation for the Mid-Autumn Festival. — Picture by Raymond ManuelAncient Chinese emperors worshipped the harvest moon in autumn, as they believed that the practice would bring them a bountiful harvest the following year.
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