On September 20th, 2018, Missouri Western
students and faculty gathered in Blum Union to celebrate the Mid-Autumn
Festival, one of the most important celebrations in the Chinese calendar,
second only to the Spring Festival. The
theme for this year was “family” because this traditional festival is not only
about drinking tea, eating mooncakes, watching lanterns, or guessing
riddles.
The thing that is most highly
valued is that families get together to enjoy an intimate and special bonding
moment. That is why this party was
co-hosted by the Chinese instructor, Lili Wang, and her daughter.
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The celebration got started with warm
speeches given by Dr. Nabors, the dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Dr. Bensyl, the Chair of English and Modern Languages. One of our Chinese exchange students, Anlan
Liu, performed a beautiful piece of music on the violin. “Liang Zhu” is well-known to almost every
Chinese person.
We also had a
performance by Kelly, an exchange student from Malaysia, who is a professional
dancer. We ended our celebration with
games, which were warmly participated in by the students and faculty and, of
course, food such as moon cakes which are a mandatory part of the festival
because of their round shape that symbolizes both the moon and family reunion.
If you missed the Mid-Autumn Festival, or if you would like
to attend another Chinese cultural event, we will be celebrating Chinese New
Year, also known as the spring Festival, next semester. Come enjoy more traditional food and
celebrations with us.
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