CELEBRATING MID AUTUMN FESTIVAL IN SCHOOL

14th SEPTEMBER 2019 ~ The Chinese Language Society of SMK Dato Jaafar celebrated the Mid Autumn Festival in school in the evening. This was the second time for me attending such event but this year it seemed to be more exciting. There was this mini concert and besides the boys doing the usual performances like singing. martial arts (wushu), Chinese drums and playing musical instrument, the Convent girls were invited too to perform the Chinese Yoyo (diablo). There was also another girl singing solo but I didn't where she was from.

The highlight of the event was the lighting of the lanterns and then we all walked around the school compound one time with the lanterns in our hands. Another significant item related to the celebration would be the mooncake.

This should be one of the rare moments I got to hold a real lighted lantern and walk together with my friends. You have to google it yourself about the history of this Mid Autumn Festival in the Chinese culture to understand better. It was fun for me except I still needed to wake up early for school the next day. ☺

CELEBRATING MID AUTUMN FESTIVAL IN SCHOOL

23rd SEPTEMBER 2018 ~ The Chinese Language Society of SMK Dato' Jaafar held a celebration for Mid Autumn Festival this evening in school. 

"The Mid-Autumn Festival is a harvest festival celebrated notably by the Chinese and Vietnamese people. The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar with full moon at night." [Wikipedia]

Of course there are other legends, folklore and tales related to the festival but you have to go search for them on your own.

There were students' performances during the festival, and guests were served mooncakes and pomelo (locally known as "limau bali"). The most important part of the event was the lighting up of the lanterns.

Everybody seemed to be excited to get the chance to light up the colourful lanterns and not everyone has had this opportunity. Congratulations to the Chinese Language Society for all the hard work to  keep the tradition alive.

Go outside and look up at the sky, and you will see the full moon shining now.