A lantern and mooncake stall during Mid-Autumn Festival

Title
A lantern and mooncake stall during Mid-Autumn Festival
Year/Period
1960s-1980s
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: 10.1 x 15 cm
Accession No.
2008-03849

This postcard shows a small child at a shop selling paper lanterns and mooncakes. The lanterns, made using wire and colourful cellophane, are usually lit and carried by children during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Traditionally on this day, Chinese family members and friends will gather to admire the bright mid-autumn moon, and eat moon cakes and pomelos (Chinese grapefruit) together.