What People Do During The Mooncake Festival in Cambodia!

PHNOM PENH- Mid-Autumn Festival or Mooncake Festival is primarily celebrated by the Chinese Cambodian communities in Cambodia.

Mid-Autumn Festival is not a public holiday in Cambodia, but it is the time of year when Mooncakes, the most popular food of Mid-Autumn festival, are sold in many stores and people share happiness with their family.

When the festival draws near, many stores and bakeries have put their limited-edition moon cake on sale and there are even Mooncake sections in the shopping mall. Moreover, you can simply see the crowds of residents line up in front of the stores to buy the Mooncake along the street.

 Mooncake Festival is primarily celebrated by the Chinese Cambodian communities in Cambodia.

Various activities are held to celebrate the festival in Cambodia but the common thing that people do is worshipping platform, which includes various type of Mooncakes, fruits, and snack.

Sometimes people send Mooncakes as a gift for their relatives, family members, bosses, and also closed people.

Beside this, people also release colorful lanterns at the night during the festival and decorate their house by displaying the light installations including lanterns and more.

When the worshipping platform is finished, the elder cuts the Mooncakes into pieces. It is not just sharing the small pieces of the cakes but also a happiness of the family.

people are gathering for buying Mooncakes from many stores along the street

Sometimes people send Mooncakes as a gift for their relatives, family members, bosses, and also closed people.