Lantern Festival Is Here Again!
This year, the Lantern Festival or Tung Chiu falls on Saturday, Oct 3. Mooncakes have been sold almost a month ago and this year, perhaps because of economic slowdown, prices have never been so low. Discounts, too, are plentiful. Most unique are those that have become halal.
I remember the times when mooncakes come with generous amounts of lard, and some meat chunks in 'kam tui' variety. You can hardly find those anymore, and the same goes with the lanterns.
See the picture above? Modern lanterns made of cardboard paper or plastic with running lights. No more glass paper and wire frame ones in the shape of rabbit, dragon, cockerel and pigs. Times have changed, indeed.
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