Islamabad:China Cultural Centre in Pakistan in collaboration with Culture Office of the embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Pakistan, launched a series of online activities to celebrate the 2024 Mid-Autumn Festival: ‘A Moon Moment to Remember’ in Pakistan and for people around the world.
The ‘Mid-Autumn Day in Poetry’ video series and other colourful events are part of this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival celebration in Pakistan, which is being organised by China Cultural Centre in Pakistan.
Mid-autumn is one of the most celebrated holidays in China - a time for families to get together under the full moon and light up lanterns to symbolically illuminate the path to success for the rest of the year.
Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the fifth day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, when the moon is at its fullest. The festival this year will begin on September 17, said a news release. In Chinese culture, the Mid-Autumn festival celebration always symbolizes reunion.