The Harvest Moon Festival fell on Sunday, Sep. 22 this year, to mark the full moon nearest to the Autumn Equinox. 

The Harvest Moon Festival is mostly celebrated by East and Southeast Asian Cultures.  China and Korea have the highest number of participation, and usually the biggest festivals. 

The festival allows families to come together to give thanks for the harvest and feast on traditional food, sometimes dressed in traditional attire. Although each culture has slightly different variations, the core value remains.

In Korea their festival revolves around the Harvest Moon but it is celebrated differently from its neighboring countries.   

“Chuseok is a festival in Korea that we celebrate once year,” junior Jaida Chao said. “We eat songpyeon, it’s a rice cake colored white, green and pink. It’s kind of a Korean Thanksgiving day.”

LSW’s Asian Caucus attended Lincolns Harvest Moon Festival this year with activities to add to the celebration.

“The moon harvest festival was our fundraiser event,” sophomore Gia Tong said. “We played a game called Kingyo Sukui, which is a game where you try to scoop gold fish with a paper net.”  

Asian Caucus’s stand attracted a large crowd and left many kids with a pet goldfish and angry parents.