Red lanterns during the Mid Autumn Festival, celebrated by the Chinese on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, which is in September or early October in the Gregorian calendar. It is a date that parallels the autumnal equinox of the solar calendar, when the moon is at its fullest and roundest.
It is a time to have the family together, eat a festive meal including mooncakes, and enjoy the moonlight. Children & adults carry paper lanterns and climb hills to get a good view of the full moon. They give thanks to the bright, silvery moon of the eighth lunar month.
12 comments:
Oh, how beautiful!! I would love to be there for that! And what a fantastic capture! Love the rich colors! Enjoy the rest of your week, Jama!
Sylvia
Beautiful shot of the place, very colorful.
The red lanterns in a row are a beautiful sight. Where is this place?
The Chinese love lots of red for their festive celebrations. I ate some unique mooncakes this year.
That's so colorful ! gorgeous !
BTW I am just reading a book starting in Singapoor in 1908 in a chinese noble family where one of the daughters met an American ! Very interesting description of the city and life at his time ! Now I arrived in 1924 !
Great shot! I love your perspective.
Erika B
love the effect of the balloons from your shot! cool!
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Perfect post! Love the lanterns!
Love the optical effect of them, beautiful choice for L!
ABC
Another festival for photography outing during the night.
Thanks for sharing:)
so beautiful and lively!
My ABC Wednesday
What an absolutely stunning post. I actually said, "Oh!" when I saw the photo. I enjoyed learning about this!
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