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.
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.
Local neighbourhoods come to life with lantern exhibitions, games, palm readings and traditional theatre, whilst families reunite to share mooncakes and meals together.
With “Golden Week” celebrations coinciding with National Day on Sunday, the city is expected to welcome a million tourists from the mainland.
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