Moon Festival Spectacular

Sat Sep 7, 2019 - Sun Sep 8, 2019
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Repeating every days through September 8, 2019.
11:00am to 9:00pm PT
Age: All ages
Price: Free
Location:
Santa Anita Park
285 W. Huntington, Arcadia, CA, 91007
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The Moon Festival Spectacular is a two-daylong celebration of traditional Chinese and Asian heritage that includes arts, food, entertainment, and many other activities.

In addition to ethnic foods (moon cakes!) and performances, the spectacular includes such cultural attractions as the Tea Garden Delight, a Lantern Festival, Moon Palace Photos and the Kids Happy Pavilion. 

Every year on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, Chinese celebrate the ancient Mid-Autumn Festival —or Zhong Qiu Jie, also known as the Moon Festival. What began 3,000 years ago, as a religious ritual to pray for a full harvest, has become the second-most-celebrated holiday after the Lunar New Year. The traditions and myths surrounding the festival are formed around the concepts of gathering, thanksgiving, and well-being.

 

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