Mid-Autumn Festival in Xiamen
In another month, it will be the annual Mid-Autumn Festival, the 15th day of the eighth lunar calendar.
Xiamen “Mid-Autumn BoBing Tourism Carnival” has been held for seven consecutive years. It is committed to promoting Xiamen's BoBing folk culture to overseas, so that overseas receivers can understand and experience the folk customs of southern Fujian.
Mid-Autumn Festival is a unique and popular folklore activity in southern Fujian. It is a game for entertainment. It uses six dices throwing combinations to determine the prizes. Most of the prizes are daily necessities, such as reverse umbrella, toothpaste, towels, cups, snacks and so on. Using large dices and giant throwing bowls and other props bring the powerful impact and shock. Many people come to Minnan, and they will be impressed by this custom with strong festive colors.
The folklore of BoBing aims at happiness and for good luck. Most people are willing to believe that the people who get the champion will have a particularly good luck in whole year. This is because the people have put their emotion in theBoBing activities, especially in Xiamen. Therefore, people in Minnan always pay special attention to the Mid-Autumn Festival, and even have the saying of "Little Spring Festival, Big Mid-Autumn Festival".
It would be a special tourism if you visit Xiamen in Mid-Autumn Festival. There is saying that the moon at that day is biggest. Friends gather together, eating moon cake, drinking green tea, and then starting BoBing activity under the moon. You would never forget the atmosphere.
Xiamen “Mid-Autumn BoBing Tourism Carnival” has been held for seven consecutive years. It is committed to promoting Xiamen's BoBing folk culture to overseas, so that overseas receivers can understand and experience the folk customs of southern Fujian.
Mid-Autumn Festival is a unique and popular folklore activity in southern Fujian. It is a game for entertainment. It uses six dices throwing combinations to determine the prizes. Most of the prizes are daily necessities, such as reverse umbrella, toothpaste, towels, cups, snacks and so on. Using large dices and giant throwing bowls and other props bring the powerful impact and shock. Many people come to Minnan, and they will be impressed by this custom with strong festive colors.
The folklore of BoBing aims at happiness and for good luck. Most people are willing to believe that the people who get the champion will have a particularly good luck in whole year. This is because the people have put their emotion in theBoBing activities, especially in Xiamen. Therefore, people in Minnan always pay special attention to the Mid-Autumn Festival, and even have the saying of "Little Spring Festival, Big Mid-Autumn Festival".
It would be a special tourism if you visit Xiamen in Mid-Autumn Festival. There is saying that the moon at that day is biggest. Friends gather together, eating moon cake, drinking green tea, and then starting BoBing activity under the moon. You would never forget the atmosphere.
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