Harvest Moon Show 9.24.10

The full moon of September happened the same night as the Autumnal Equinox ( Sept 23).
The last t ime that happened was September 23, 1991. It won't happen again until 2029.

Mid-Autumn Festival takes place the 15th moonday of the 8th lunar month.

Music:

Shine on Harvest Moon by Coleman Hawkins
The Fox went out on a chilly night by Tom Chapin
Hello, Harvest Moon by Ronno
Shine on Harvest Moon by Leon Redbone
Shine on Harvest Moon by The Kings of Dixieland
Harvest Moon by Bedlam
Harvest Moon by Neil Young

Moon Princess by Marc Cheekly from Pod Stories for Everyone
Clear Moon Quiet Winds by Bejing Angelic Choir
The Moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival from album Music China Guangdong Music

Books
The Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song Illustrated by Peter Spier
Hello, Harvest Moon by Ralph Fletcher Illustrated by Kate Kiesler
Possum's Harvest Moon by Anne Hunter
Moon Magic: Stories from Asia by Katherine Davidson

Moonbeams, Dumplings, & Dragon Boats: A Treasury of Chinese Holiday Tales, Activities & Recipes by Nina Simonds, Leslie Swartz & The Children's Museum, Boston

Harvest Moon Festival- Asia

The 15th day of the 8th month on the Lunar Calendar is Mid- Autumn Festival (Zhong Qiu Jie) celebrated in China and throughout Asia. On the Western calendar that is Wednesday September 22, 2010.


Other harvest festivals in Asia: Korea three-day Chuseok festival; in Vietnam Tet Trung Thu,  and in Japan Tsukimi festival. This is a time to celebrate and admire the huge Harvest Moon. 
One way to celebrate is to share dinner with your family and enjoy mooncakes.
Celebrating outside with beautiful lanterns is also part of some traditions.

Here is a story about Mid-Autumn Festival in Malaysia http://allmalaysia.info/msiaknow/festivals/midautumn/
and another from School of the Seasons http://www.schooloftheseasons.com/midaut.html

I think I might attempt a simple mooncake recipe.