Mid Autumn Festival

It's Mid Autumn Festival here which means lots of Mooncakes and Lanterns and a long weekend for some, not for me.
Below is an explanation of the festival.

Each year on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar, the Chinese celebrate what is — outside Lunar New Year — the biggest event of the year: the Mid-Autumn Festival.
It’s a time of reunions, where families get together to feast and snack on mooncakes.
Mooncakes symbolise the full moon, and the most famous legend associated with them dates back to 1368AD. In the 14th century, China had been overrun by Mongols. The Chinese used mooncakes to hide messages with plans for rebellion. The Mongols, who did not eat mooncakes, were unaware of the subterfuge. Families were told to eat the cakes on the day of the festival, and the revolt began.
A traditional mooncake is filled with lotus seed paste with a salty egg yolk in the center, which represents the moon; today’s cakes are made with many other fillings. They are high in calories and therefore are cut into quarters to be shared.
Another tradition in the eve of the festival has come to be known as the Lantern Festival. Children will carry lanterns of birds, animals, dragons, or many other shapes.
One legend behind the Lantern Festival suggests the Jade Emperor of Heaven was angry at a town that had killed his favourite goose. He was intent on destroying the town in a firestorm, but a kind fairy warned the town-folk to light lanterns on the day of retribution. When the Emperor looked down from Heaven, it appeared the town was ablaze; he decided not to destroy it, satisfied the goose had been avenged. Since that time, people celebrated their escape from vengeance by lighting lanterns on the anniversary of that day.
Other traditions go along with the day, such as lion dances and in some places, fireworks.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most colourful and fun events of the year.