(A moon cake with egg and sweet bean paste filling)
Yesterday was the official mid Autumn day in festival China. This is a day set aside for sharing a large meal with friends or family. More noticeably on this day, people give away moon cakes in the same way they might give away an overabundance of green beans from the garden. I think I received about 20 total moon cakes from students and friends. These moon cakes are filled with different things such as egg, peanuts, bean-curd, strawberry paste, or coconut paste (to name a few). I have heard at least 2 different stories about the meaning behind Moon Day festival. I do not remember the exact details of either story, so I will refrain from writing too much. But apparently, there are several legends behind this celebration. In one story, a secret message was hidden inside the moon cake. This message led the army to victory.
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