About Mooncakes

The Mooncake Festival is another name given to the lantern Festival in Singapore. The root of the festival lies in a number of legends. The first legend lies in the history of the 14th century revolution that was led by Yuan Zhang. It is said that during the revolution, he used to smuggle notes inside moon cakes and used lighted lanterns, which was a signal to spark off the revolt. Another legend says that the moon was the final home of the legendary Chang Er and her rabbit. Now, people celebrate the legends by the Lantern or the Moon cake festival in Singapore.

During the Mooncake Festival, the streets are lined up with a number of festive stalls that sell a large variety of moon cakes that are a specialty of the Mooncake Festival. Along with the moon cakes, these stalls also sell other food tidbits' and items such as traditional paper lanterns, decorations and other souvenirs. During the mooncake festival of Singapore, the childe parade down the streets with colorful lit up lanterns and present a beautiful sight. There are also other forms of cultural shows and performances such as the lion dances, Chinese instrumentalists and others that add to the excitement of the Mooncake festival. There are also bonsai competitions and tea making demonstrations adding up to the activities of the festival. The Festival takes place in the Chinese Garden and Chinatown in Singapore.

The Mooncake festival is also called the Mid-autumn festival and is one of the, most colorful and vibrant of the festivals celebrated in Singapore.