Kuchingites celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with merriment
KUCHING: Locals of different ethnicities came together to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival at the Kuching Waterfront after two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, which was organised by Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) Satok branch, saw a total of 500 sets of lanterns as well as mooncakes being handed out for […]
Jelly mooncake to welcome the Mid-Autumn Festival
KUCHING: The Mid-Autumn Festival or known as the Mooncake Festival, a traditional festival celebrated in Chinese culture, is being celebrated worldwide today. On this day, friends and families would gather and have dinner and mooncake would normally be served. The mooncake often comes in round shape, and in Chinese culture, roundness symbolises completeness and togetherness. […]
Endemic phase sees more sales of mooncakes
KUCHING: The Mooncake Festival or Zhong Qiu Jie in Mandarin, also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a traditional festival celebrated within the Chinese culture. Similar holidays can be found celebrated in Japan which is known as Tsukimi or Otsukimi, Chuseok in Korea and many more in East and Southeast Asia. It […]
Diverse Satok community all for celebrating inter-cultural festivals
KUCHING: The diversity of ethnic groups and faiths within the Satok community allowed them to celebrate festivals of various cultures. Satok assemblyman Datuk Ibrahim Baki said this was a testimony to the unity among the locals contributing to the harmony that they enjoy. He said the Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for the celebrants to […]
Looking forward to livelier festival post-pandemic
KUCHING: The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a traditional festival celebrated in Chinese culture. Similar holidays are celebrated in Japan (Tsukimi), Korea (Chuseok), Vietnam (Tết Trung Thu), and other countries in East and Southeast Asia. It is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture. Its popularity […]
Moon Cake Festival and Market on Sept 10-11
KUCHING: A ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Mid-Autumn Festival and Market will be held here. The festival organised by the Kuching South City Council (MBKS) will be held at Palmarium Garden and residence No.6, Jalan Tan Sri Datuk William Tan on Sept 10 and 11 from 10am to 9pm. “These programme is the first to […]
Call for children to learn their culture
SIBU: The Mooncake or mid-Autumn festival is the second most important celebration in the Chinese calendar after the Lunar New Year, said Senator Robert Lau Hui Yew. Speaking at the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bawang Assan Branch Women Wing festive celebration in Sg Bidut here on Saturday night, Lau urged the Chinese community to […]
SUPP Senadin team goes out to meet public
MIRI: Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin, who is also Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Senadin chairman, and his team this morning continued their weekend programme of going out to meet the public. Lee was accompanied by SUPP Senadin branch secretary Cr Jeffery Phang, other councillors and SUPP Riam Road Sub-branch Committee members. This […]
Batu Kawa carnival back after two years
KUCHING: The Batu Kawa Mooncake, Street Food and Lantern Carnival is making a comeback after a two year lapse due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said the carnival commenced today and will be on until Sept 11 from 6pm to 11pm. “There are about 80 stalls serving local […]
Mooncake Festival showcases cultural diversity
KUCHING: The Kuching Intercultural Mooncake Festival is an epitome of unity in diversity in Sarawak. Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the festivity showcases and promotes cultural exchange among Sarawakians of different ethnic and social backgrounds. “There are precious historical legacies of buildings, townscapes, heritage footprints, antiques, […]
