It Isn't "Moon Over Miami." It's Moon Over Riverside".
October 2, 2009
On Fridays I always try to point out some fun, and often unusual, events that are occurring in the Inland Empire. Yesterday The Press Enterprise Newspaper had an article about a unique event occurring in Riverside this weekend. The " Chinese Moon Festival was held last year and attracted about 2000 folks attended the event held in Riverside. This year the event will be held Saturday, October 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Heritage House located at 8193 Magnolia Avenue in Riverside. The event is free to the public and will include students from the San Diego Huaxia Chinese School's Riverside campus performing folk songs and reciting poetry. There will also be a cooking demonstration on preparing egg rolls and dumplings.
The event is a family festival celebrating the harvest and the 15th lunar day of the 8th Chinese lunar month which is typically a day when the moon is at its brightest and fullest. Besides celebrating the harvest, the Moon Festival also celebrates the Chinese uprising against the Mongols and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty in 1368 A.D.
There will be the opportunity to sample the traditional "moon cake. This is an oolong tea cake with a black bean filling. It is a rich dense pastry with a variety of fillings.
The Riverside Astronomical Society will also set up high-powered telescopes for moon gazing.
For more information on the Internet go to www.riversideca.gov/museum
On Fridays I always try to point out some fun, and often unusual, events that are occurring in the Inland Empire. Yesterday The Press Enterprise Newspaper had an article about a unique event occurring in Riverside this weekend. The " Chinese Moon Festival was held last year and attracted about 2000 folks attended the event held in Riverside. This year the event will be held Saturday, October 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Heritage House located at 8193 Magnolia Avenue in Riverside. The event is free to the public and will include students from the San Diego Huaxia Chinese School's Riverside campus performing folk songs and reciting poetry. There will also be a cooking demonstration on preparing egg rolls and dumplings.
The event is a family festival celebrating the harvest and the 15th lunar day of the 8th Chinese lunar month which is typically a day when the moon is at its brightest and fullest. Besides celebrating the harvest, the Moon Festival also celebrates the Chinese uprising against the Mongols and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty in 1368 A.D.
There will be the opportunity to sample the traditional "moon cake. This is an oolong tea cake with a black bean filling. It is a rich dense pastry with a variety of fillings.
The Riverside Astronomical Society will also set up high-powered telescopes for moon gazing.
For more information on the Internet go to www.riversideca.gov/museum
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