Moon Festival Trilogy Tour 2023

Our Moon Festival Trilogy Tour concluded with resounding success! From September 16th to 30th, on every Saturday, we hosted culture tours at local libraries, providing the Mid Autumn/Moon Festival experience to over 50 families and hundreds of attendees. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all three hosting libraries, including Jones Library & Branches and Forbes Library. It was a delightful experience for both our volunteers and the smiling attendees. 😊🫶🥮🐰🌕

Here are thoughts from two of our volunteers who participated in these tours:

Mr. Heng documented the event beautifully in Chinese with accompanying pictures. You can read his piece here:

https://www.meipian.cn/4w51aqj0?share_depth=2&s_uid=150780267&share_to=timeline&first_share_to=group_singlemessage&first_share_uid=48938472

Ms. Ye Li portrayed Chang'e during the tour, the lonely beauty who resides in the moon as a result of selfishness. Below are her reflections.

In order to make all friends better understand The cultural connotation of our Chinese traditional festivals makes everyone feel the fine traditions of the Chinese nation in the activities. The Western Massachusetts Chinese Association organized and successfully organized the Mid-Autumn Trilogy in three different libraries.

Traditional festivals are an important part of Chinese culture. The combination of traditional festival fairy tale performances, children's lantern making, mooncake making and tasting, and Chinese calligraphy writing and other fun activities makes me, as a volunteer, have a strong sense of identity and pride in our national culture.

Li Ye

为使海外朋友更好地了解我们中华民族传统节日的文化内涵，使大家在活动中感受到中华民族的优良传统。麻州西部华人协会精心筹划，并成功的在三个不同的图书馆组织开展了《中秋三部曲》活动。

传统节日是中国文化的重要组成部分，结合传统节日神话故事表演，儿童手工灯笼制作，月饼制作品尝以及毛笔字书写等丰富多彩的活动，让身为志愿者的我对我们民族的文化产生强烈的认同感以及自豪感。

叶立

We cannot make this happen without the help of our volunteers, thank you our volunteers!