The Mid-Autumn Festival is the most important festival in China, second only to the Spring Festival. The festival takes place on the 15th day of the eighth month on the Chinese traditional calendar, marking the middle of autumn, thus receiving such name. On the 15th day of the eighth month, the moon is much fuller and brighter than in other times of the year.
People look into the sky at the moon for guidance, reuniting with one’s family. By means of the moon, people traveling from distant places send their thoughts and feeling to their relatives. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the Festival of Reunion.
AU Activities on Mid-Autumn Festival
On October 1, 2020, The Confucius Institute at Assumption University (CIAU) held the Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration at Assumption University’s Suvarnabhumi Campus; actively joined in by the AU administrators, CIAU officers and other staff. The celebrants enjoyed the hand-on session helping each other in making the moon cakes.
On September 10, 2019, the Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration at Assumption University’s Suvarnabhumi Campus, organized by the Confucius Institute at Assumption University (CIAU)
The event’s participants consisted of AU faculty members, staff, and both Thai and foreign students. They took part in and enjoyed the provided activities, such as Chinese tea ceremony, and paper lamp and mooncake making.
