Virtual Mid-Autumn Family Festival
September 6, 2022 – September 10, 2022
Mooncakes, magic, and the Jade Rabbit on the moon! Join MOCA for a week of virtual festivities (Sep 6 – 10) exploring the customs and traditions behind this special harvest festival.
Tuesday, September 6: MOCAKIDS: Lunar Legends Lightning Round
According to Chinese legend, who lives on the moon? And how did they get there anyway? Join MOCA on social media to test your Mid-Autumn Moon Festival knowledge and download some timeless Mid-Autumn legends.
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READ: Read the legend of Moon Goddess Chang’E and legendary archer Hou Yi.
READ: Find out how the Jade Rabbit got to the moon!
Wednesday, September 7: MOCACREATE: Mooncake Messages
Mooncakes are delicious… and revolutionary! During the Yuan Dynasty, they were used to pass secret messages, which helped overthrow the Mongolian empire in China. Construct your very own mooncake decoder and use it to reveal secret messages and riddles.
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Thursday, September 8: MOCAKIDS Storytime at Home: Blessings from the Moon!
How fortunate you are to be blessed by the Moon Goddess, Chang’E during the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival! Learn all about enchanting Chang’E and the wonderful traditions of the moon festival in The Shadow in the Moon by Christina Matula and Mooncakes by Lacey Benard & Lulu Cheng. Do you have a Mid-Autumn wish for Chang’E? Share it with us at storytime!
MOCAKIDS Storytime is free to the public. To join, simply register here!
SING: Download this week’s songs and sing along with us!
Please note that this workshop was recorded via Zoom and made available on Facebook Live for 1 week.
Friday, September 9: MOCACREATE at Home: Everlasting Elixirs
Prepare your own version of the magical elixir that lifted Chang’E from the earth to the moon! Using a little bit of science and some materials you have at home, create a potion that’s sure to stir up some Mid-Autumn magic.
Saturday, September 10: MOCAKIDS: Mooncake Madness!
Sharing mooncakes with friends and family is an essential Mid-Autumn tradition. Join MOCA on social media for a trivia lightning round about all things mooncakes. Then, watch pastry chef Rebecca Li (@rebeshouse) as she walks us through the multi-layer process of making mooncakes. Discover the ingredients inside mooncakes and the tools used to make them in this interactive video.
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MOCA’s Family Festival Series is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
