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The festival happens on the fifteenth day in the eighth month of the Chinese calendar. This year, it started on the August 15. It ends on the September 24.
In China, September 22 to 24 are set as public holidays to celebrate the festival. It is the second most extravagant festival, next to Chinese New Year. The Mid-Autumn Mooncake Festival is also called the Moon Festival. It is celebrated when the moon is believed to be in its roundest and brightest state. The mooncake is a special food that is the main delicacy during this festival. People give this delicacy to friends and family or serve it as an offering to the moon. To the Chinese, this festival commemorates family reunion and peace. The round shape of the mooncake symbolizes the reunion of a family. In some regions of China, they have more customs like playing lanterns, and dragon and lion dances.
Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino takes part in this important Chinese festival by offering mooncakes at the hotel. Guests can buy mooncakes from Tin Gow or from Madeleine. The mooncake is available in six flavors. Their three best selling flavors are lotus cream with salted egg, green tea, and red bean. The flavors of the mooncake generally vary depending on the region in China. They are sold at Php250 each. A promo of five plus one is ongoing. If you buy five mooncakes, you get one for free.
Tin Gow is on the Gourmet Walk on the Lobby Level of the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino. It is open from 11 AM until 2:30 PM for lunch. For dinner, it is open from 6 PM until 10:30 PM.
