A coffee with fruit and mooncake
at Nid Coffee Shop in the Soi
in April 2025...
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Layout (App) - Chinese Mooncake - Post 97
A lot to see
at Nid coffee shop his morning...
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Café Amazon - Chinese New Year - Visit 15 (1/2)
One of the group were on their phone outside...
There was still some mooncake left
and some fruit.
A picture of one of them at the
Spirit House in the village -
celebrating Chinese New Year.
Khun Nui studying a Buddhist Amulet.
The mooncake was quickly finished by me.
My iced coffee was made in
January 2025.
Mooncake Festival (17 Sept 2024)
The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. It 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. On this day, the Chinese believe that the moon is at its brightest and fullest size, coinciding with harvest time in the middle of autumn.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture; its popularity is on par with that of Chinese New Year. The history of the festival dates back over 3,000 years. Similar festivals are celebrated by other cultures in East and Southeast Asia.
During the festival, lanterns of all size and shapes – which symbolize beacons that light people's path to prosperity and good fortune – are carried and displayed. Mooncakes, a rich pastry typically filled with sweet-bean, egg yolk, meat or lotus-seed paste, are traditionally eaten during this festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is based on the legend of Chang'e, the Moon goddess in Chinese mythology.
Text is from Wikipedia
Chinese mooncake festival
Did you have a mooncake to celebrate the Chinese mooncake festival?
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture; its popularity is on par with that of Chinese New Year. The history of the festival dates back over 3,000 years
S&P - Mooncake Festival
A good place to buy our bread but this visit there
were super cakes in the fridge
and there was the mooncake festival coming...
Mooncakes in Bangkok
On having lunch at the Siam Paragon I was reminded that it was the Mooncake Festival.
After looking through all the fliers and reading where to buy a Mooncake in Bangkok I chose to go to W Bangkok for a peanut butter mooncake and a pot of tea. But I was too late - I had no time...
So I was surprised to see a stand from the W Bangkok at Snapbox in the Park Ventures where I had lunch!
I had to try a peanut butter one - especially as my last exploration into mooncakes in Phuket did not have good results.
Wonderful - I purchased one to take home and share.
Por Tor final day 2015
The Final day of the Por Tor Festival always means that there is a busy shrine!
We were lucky to be taken into the shrine by a family who were also visiting the shrine to pay their respects.
It was certainly a busy place! The tables were still laden with red turtles and other gifts!
After purchasing the selection of offerings (joss sticks, candles, and gold leaf / paper) we lit some joss sticks in the middle and then entered into the shrine on the left and we went behind the main figurine.
I was certainly small behind there and if you were uncomfortable with all the sake and incense then I would not go behind when it was busy - for me it was a wonderful experience.
We lit more sticks along this short corridor. On leaving this we rang the bell 3 times and left a donation in the box.
At this point there were people adding oil to the burning lamp on the table.
Then we were led to the 'burning tower' outside of the shrine. It was at this point that i noticed that the 'sheets' were held together by a small twisted piece of paper.
Which was then thorn into the flames - I will find out about the symbolism of this later.
This was wonderful - on leaving I was given some (what I think was sweet dough) from the staff. This is what you should eat some of them because it will bring you good fortune.
We hoped into Ko Hor Mooncake Shop and bought a 'nutty mooncake which we ate in Circle Coffee Boutique - it was very nice.
Previous Celebrations
3) Por Tor 2014 - the parade
4) Por Tor 2013
5) Por Tor 2013
6) Por Tor 2012
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