Mid Autumn Festival

   Spring and autumn festivals are the two biggest holidays in China. In spring, the sun grows strong into summer, and in fall, the sun grows weak into winter. These two holidays honor the balance points, where sun and moon are equal and can see each other eye to eye, like two ships passing in the night. How romantic!

   The most iconic item from the fall festival would have to be the moon cakes. Traditionally, these things are stuffed with sweet, red bean paste and packed with a salted egg yolk to represent the full moon in the night sky. They're basically the equivallent of a holiday fruit cake or a cheese log here in the states.
   After the moon cakes come the food and drink. Families gather from far and wide to enjoy the bounty of an early autumn harvest. There's tons of hand-pulled noodles, fresh buns, and yummy dumplings. There's a bunch of fragrant fruits, hearty vegetables, and a variety of tasty pastries, sweets, and treats. Finally, they wash it all down with home made yellow wine. It's an all-out, three-day party!

✧ Mid Autumn Festival Fun ✧

- Share Moon Cakes: Better re-gift it quick. It's like a game of hot potato.
- Eat Tons of Food: Fresh fruits, seasonal veggies, hearty roots, and squashes.
- Drink Yellow Wine: Back in China, every family has their own special recipie. 
- Call your Teacher: The old tradition was to bring your master oil and grain.

Contents

・Shifu Says: A brief word from our head teacher, Shifu David Wei.
・The New Platform is LIVE: Far from complete, but still nice.
・Clinical Highlights: Shifu started to service the local fire department! 
・The Daoist Calendar: Special holidays and how to observe them.
・Student of the Month: Who knows, it could even be you!
・Tea Drunk w/ Shifu and Seanan: The latest rooster moon episode.