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The mooncake festival otherwise known as the Mid-Autumn festival is a traditional harvest festival celebrated during a full moon on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar falling during September or early October. Find a serviced apartment in Kuala Lumpur in order to witness all the festivities that take place during this time of the year and to fully soak in the atmosphere. A recommended Kuala Lumpur service apartment located within the vicinity would be the Marc Service Suites Kuala Lumpur from which the visitors can bear witness to the many festivities that take place during this time. The Mooncake Festival is essentially a festival of unity and togetherness of the family. Originating from the ancient ceremony of sacrificing tokens of gratitude to the Moon Goddess for the year’s end harvest, the most remarkable offering made during this time are the mooncakes from which the festival itself derives its name. While the main focus of the festival lies on moon worship, one can see the lighting of multicoloured lanterns during this time while dances and praying 

Jayani Senanayake is a writer who dabbles in travel and all things exotic. Under the pseudonym of Calliope Sage, she writes of the allures that must simply be discovered.

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