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Canberra Secondary School
2026

Mid-Autumn Festival 2026

29 September 2026

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A male student wearing glasses and a red school uniform holds up a completed handmade Mid-Autumn Festival lantern. The circular lantern features a white rabbit design with Chinese characters reading "秋悦圆圆" (Autumn Joy, Full Moon), decorated with floral motifs and a red tassel.
I feel very happy and excited when we celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in class because we get to play games and eat yummy mooncakes together. The best part that I will never forget is guessing the lantern riddles because everyone was laughing and trying to get the right answer, which made our class feel like a big family. From this activity, I learned that Mid-Autumn Festival is super important in Chinese culture because the round moon means families must stay together and be happy, and it is cool to see how people still keep this old tradition alive today.
— Syaura Qaisara Binte Rizaidi (Sec 1)
I took part in the lantern making and I felt really happy and interested. The story behind the Mid-Autumn Festival itself left a deep impression when I first heard the story and the traditions that people follow on this day. I learnt about how they celebrate this day and the meaning behind why they celebrate.
— Aneeqa Shanza Binte Muhammad Shahrulnizam (Sec 3)
活动温馨,灯谜趣味,学团圆文化,理解亲情陪伴,这次中秋班级活动让我收获颇丰。
— Yang Qizong(中一)
我们全班一起庆祝了中秋节。大家一起吃了月饼,还猜了灯谜、提了灯笼,教室里非常热闹。我感到无比温暖和快乐。猜灯谜游戏让我印象最深刻,每个人都参与了进来,这些文字谜题非常巧妙,让我看到了团队思考的力量。中秋节不仅是吃月饼,它的核心意义是团圆和感恩。圆月象征着圆满,古人借圆月表达对家人的爱,中华文化把人类情感与自然紧密相连。以后过节我会多帮家人做家务,我想把这些传统故事分享给更多人,也会更积极地珍视我们的文化根基。
— Teo Yi Hao(中二)
A secondary school student in a red polo shirt and grey shorts stands in a school library, holding up a heart-shaped acrylic Mid-Autumn Festival lantern decorated with an illustration of Chang'e and Chinese calligraphy reading 中秋佳节.