Whittlesea’s Chinese community will celebrate the annual Moon Cake Festival at Epping this Saturday.
The celebration, which is also known as the mid-autumn festival, is marked by Chinese people around the world.
Celebrations are held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the 13-month Chinese lunar calendar, generally between early September and early October, when the moon is full and at its brightest.
The festival is a time to gather with family and friends, and give thanks by sharing moon cakes, a round pastry with a rich filling made from red bean or lotus seed paste.
The Whittlesea Chinese Association will celebrate the festival at the Epping memorial hall, from 7pm on Saturday.
The celebration will include a lantern parade and traditional singing and dancing.
Association president Regina Mun Han Leung-Huning said the festival was a chance for Whittlesea’s Chinese community to come together.
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