HKFP Lens: Hong Kong lights up for Mid-Autumn Festival after Covid hiatus

Hong Kong Free Press

Hongkongers are marking Mid-Autumn Festival this Friday for the first time since Covid-19 pandemic restrictions were lifted.

Mid-Autumn Festival 2023 Victoria Park Causeway Bay — People take pictures with a Mid-Autumn Festival decoration in Victoria Park, Hong Kong, on September 27, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP

Also known as the mooncake festival, it marks the end of harvest time, and is when many East and Southeast Asian cultures believe the moon to be at its brightest and fullest.

Mid-Autumn Festival 2023 lantern Yuen Long — People at a stall selling lanterns at Yuen Long’s Tai Kiu Market in Hong Kong, on September 25, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

Local neighbourhoods come to life with lantern exhibitions, games, palm readings and traditional theatre, whilst families reunite to share mooncakes and meals together.

lanterns Mid-Autumn Festival 2023 — Lanterns at a stall in Yuen Long, in Hong Kong, on September 25, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

With “Golden Week” celebrations coinciding with National Day on Sunday, the city is expected to welcome a million tourists from the mainland.

Mid-Autumn Festival 2023 Yuen Long Tai Kui Market — A child poses for a picture in front of a lantern decoration outside Yuen Long’s Tai Kiu Market, in Hong Kong, on September 25, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP

lanterns Sha Tin Mid-Autumn Festival 2023 — Lantern decorations at Sha Tin, in Hong Kong, on September 25, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

moon Mid-Autumn Festival 2023 — The moon on September 28, 2023, the day before Mid-Autumn Festival. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

Sha Tin lanterns Mid-Autumn Festival 2023 — People pose for a picture in front of rabbit-shape lanterns in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, on September 25, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

Victoria Park Hong Kong Causeway Bay Mid-Autumn Festival 2023 — People take a picture in front of lantern decorations in Victoria Park, in Hong Kong, on September 27, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

giraffe lantern Sha Tin Mid-Autumn Festival 2023 — Giraffe lanterns in Sha Tin, in Hong Kong, on September 25, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP

panda lantern Mid-Autumn Festival 2023 Sha Tin — Panda lantern decorations in Sha Tin, in Hong Kong, on September 25, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

Mid-Autumn Festival 2023 Tsuen Wan — A Mid-Autumn Festival decoration in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, on September 25, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP

child security guard lantern Mid-Autumn Festival 2023 Victoria Park Causeway Bay — A child plays with lantern beside a security guard in Victoria Park, in Hong Kong, on September 27, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP

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