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source_url: "https://www.snai.edu/overseas/2019/0906/79623.shtml"
title: "Mid autumn festival and Me -- Sibounkham Phimmasone Lao PDR"
meta_description: "Sibounkham Phimmasone of Lao PDR described the Mid-Autumn Festival, falling on September 13 this year, its moon-viewing and mooncake traditions, and related customs in Laos."
publish_date: "2019-09-06"
modify_date: "2025-11-17"
author: "上海国家会计学院"
publisher: "上海国家会计学院"
category: "News Center"
language: "zh-CN"
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# Mid autumn festival and Me -- Sibounkham Phimmasone Lao PDR
> Sibounkham Phimmasone of Lao PDR described the Mid-Autumn Festival, falling on September 13 this year, its moon-viewing and mooncake traditions, and related customs in Laos.

## 一、详细说明 
**AboutMid-autumnfestival：**： 

**-DoyouknowwhichdayistheMid-autumnfestival？**： 

TheMid-AutumnFestivalisfallingonthe15thdayofthe8thmonthaccordingtotheChineselunarcalendar.ThedateofthefestivalinGregoriancalendarchangeseveryyear,butitisusuallyinSeptemberorOctober.ThisyearfallsonSeptember13th.

**-DoyouknowtheMid-autumnfestivalhaveothername？**： 

Yes,itcallsMoonFestival,asatthattimeoftheyearthemoonisatitsroundestandbrightest.

**-HaveyoufollowedanyMid-autumnfestival‘sculturebehaviors，suchasenjoythegloriousfullmoon，eatmooncake，admirethebeautyofosmanthusflower，drinktheosmanthusflowerwineetc.**： 

IhaveknownthattheMid-autumnfestivalisroughlyinSeptembereveryyear.Inmycountry,everyChinesefamilywouldpreparetocelebratethisfestival.Myfamilydidnotcelebratethisfestival,butmyfriend’sfamilydid,andInormallyreceivesomemooncakeeveryyear.Onthesamedaythere’satraditionalcelebrationcalled“BounKhaoSalak”,whichisthedayofaremembranceofourancestorstheancestors.Duringthisfestival,theLaomakeofferingstothemonksatthelocalWat(temple)onbehalfofdeceasedancestors.Theparticipantgives"goodmerits"todevote.

**-Doyouknowanystoriesorfairytalesaboutthemoon？LikeTheGoddessChang'sflytothemoon，WuGangcutdowntheosmanthustree，therabbitmakingtheimmortalmedicine，theemperorvisitingthemoonpalaceetc.**： 

IheardthatMid-autumnFestivalhasalonghistory,butIdon’tknowindetail.

**-Doyoulikemooncakeduringyourchildhood？Andnow？Whatflavorofmooncakewouldyoulikebest？**： 

WhenIwasachild,IrememberthatIusedtoeatmooncake,butIdidnotremembertheflavor.Lastyear,mycolleaguegavemeaboxofmooncakewithdifferentflavors.ItriedtheredbeanandSaltedEggYolkflavorsandIthinkIlikebothofthem.

**-Whatdoyoumostlywanttododuringthemid-autumnfestival？Fromthepasttillnow，doesitchange？（about250words）**： 

SomethingIwanttodomostduringthemid-autumnfestivalistoeatthemooncake,becauseitisaverydeliciousdessertthatcouldnotfindtoeatallyear.Theyaremadeforthemid-autumnfestivalonly.So,Iwouldliketolearnhowtomakemooncakebecausetheyaremeantforthisfestival.IfIcouldmakethem,Iwillthengivetomyfamilyandfriends.Inaddition,ifIcouldmakethemIcouldeatwheneverIwant.

**-Whatwillyoudothisyearduringthefestival？（about300words）**： 

SinceIamstudyinginShanghai,IwillspendmytimesightseeingaroundShanghaitoseehowlocalscelebratethefestival.IwillgotoZhujiajiaoTowninmorningtimetotakesomepicturesandspendmytimesippingteaatariversideteahouse.Intheevening,IwillgototheBundtoseethefullmoonthereandtakesomepicturestosendtomyfamilyandfriends.Itwillbeabeautifulmoonwithaniceview.

**AboutHome：**： 

**-Howlonghaveyoubeenleavinghome？**： 

IhavebeeninShanghaiforalmostoneyear.

**-Willyoucomebacktoyourhomethisyear？**： 

Yes,Iwilldefinitelygobacktovisitmyhomecountry.

**-Doyouhaveasimilarfestivalaboutfamilyreunioninyourcountry？**： 

InmycountrywealsohaveasimilarfestivalaboutreunioncallLaoNewYearfestivalinmidofApril.Allfamilymemberswillbringwater,mixedwithperfumeandflowerstopourandgiveawishtoeachother.SomefamiliesholdBaciceremonieswiththebeliefthatitwillbringluckandwealsoaskforseniorfamilymembersforforgivenessforthingsthatweunintentionallydidduringtheyear.

**-Whatdoyoudoforcelebratingthisfestivalinyourcountry？Tellusthestoryaboutyourpreciousmemory**： 

AsmentionedearlierthatonthesamedayinmycountryhasBounKhaoSalakthedaycelebratestheancestors.Duringthisfestival,peoplemakeofferingstothemonksatthelocalWat(temple)onbehalfofdeceasedancestorsespeciallyformyfatherwhopassedawayfouryearsago.SointhemorningIwenttoatempletogivealmswithmyfamily.Intheevening,allofthefamilymembershavedinnertogether.Peopleinmyfamilyliketoeatmooncakealot,soeveryyearwewillgatherandeatthemooncaketogether.SincemymumishalfChineseasmygrandfatherisChinese,wedocelebrateitabitbyjustgatheringandhavingmooncakestogether.

**-DoyoustillrememberthedaythatyoulefthometoChina？（About300words）**： 

IstillrememberthedaythatIleftmyhometowntoChina,itisthedaythatstartedmynewjourney.StudyinginChinaislikeadreamcomestrue.BecauseIwasachild,IhadachancetostudyChinese,soonceinmylife,Iwishtovisithere.ThisisthefirsttimethatIleftmyfamilyforsuchalongtime.Atthattime,Ihadtwofeelings.Firstly,Iwasexcitedtoliveinanewplace,tomeetnewfriendsfromtencountries,andlearnnewthingssuchascultures,knowledgeandsoonfromthem.Secondly,Ifeltalittlebitworriedaboutmymotherandmyfamily.Becausemymotherwassickatthattime,IwasafraidnoonewouldtakeagoodcareofherwhenIamtherewithher.Luckily,mysisteralwaystoldmetonotworryaboutthat,shewilllookaftermotherlikeIdo,andmyyoungerbrothernearlygraduated,hewouldlookafterourmotheraswellasIdo.Finally,IfeltbetterwhenIheardaboutthat.

IstillrememberthedaythatIleftmycountry,whichwasonSeptember14,2018.Myfamilyandfriendssentmetotheairport.Atthattime,Iwastryingtostaystronganddidn’twanttocrywhenIsawmyfamilyandfriendssaidgoodbyetome.Wetooksomepicturesandhuggedforsayinggoodbye.IleftmycountrytoShanghaiwithfourfriendsandallofusarewomen.

**-Everytimewhenyou‘rebacktohome，arethereanychangesforyourhometownandyourfamilymembers？（200words）**： 

EverytimewhenIgobackhome,variousthingsarechanged.TherearesomenewbuildingsbeingconstructedinthecityofVientianeCapital.Somebuildingarenearlyfinishedandalotofbuildingarestillconstructing.TheLaogovernmenthasinvestedalotwiththeinfrastructuresuchasroads,hospitals,schools,electricitytotheruralareasandsoon.Especially,China-Laosrailway,whichhasnowbeen60%inprogress.Thegovernmentattemptstodevelopourcountryallthetimeinordertomakethecountrymoremodernthanthepast.Also,toimprovetheeducationsystemtobeasgoodasinternationalstandards.Inaddition,anumberofforeignvisitorshasincreasedinthepastyears.TheymostlyintendtovisitnaturalplacesinLaos.Chinesetouristsareamongthetop3tovisitLaos.

WhenIcometostudyinChinaitmakesmerealizethathowdistancemakesusmisseachother.EverytimeIgobackhome,themembersofmyfamilygettingolderasofthenatureofhumans.Everydaywetalktoeachother,wedomanyactivitiessuchasfeedingthepets,cookingLaofood,travelingaroundthecity,visitingourcousins,goingtothetemplesandsoon.Weareallhappytodotheactivities.Oneoftheobviouschangesismymum’sweightwaslost,becauseshewassickandshe’snowbetter.MyyoungerbrothergraduatedfromAustraliaandcomebacktolookaftermymother.Now,Hegetsajobalready.Heworkshardwithhisjob.Mynephew,heistalkativethanbefore.Myniece,sheissopretty,andshecannowwalk.Wealwayshavedinnerstogetheronweekendsandtalktoeachotheraboutlifestories.

**-Whatdoyouwanttosaytoyourfamily？（150words）**： 

Myfamilyisabigfamily.Thereareparents,twosisters,brother,youngerbrotherandme.Formyfamily,Iwouldliketosaythankyouverymuchtomyfamilyfortheirsupportmeintermsofmoneyandencouragement.Especiallymyparents,whohavegivenmelife,supportedmeformyeducationsinceIwasyounguntilnowwithoutanyconditions.Iwouldliketosaythankyou,mysibling,toteachmewhenIdidn’tunderstandthelessonfromschool,tohelptakecareofme,helpandgivemegoodadvicewhenIfacedhardsituations.Eventhoughweareoftenarguing,whenIfacedbadsituationstheydidnothesitatetohelpme.Iloveandcareforthemverymuch.Althoughwedidnottelleachother,weknowbytheiractions.IpromisethatafterIgraduatethemaster'sprogramIwillbebacktolookafterallofthem.Finally,IwouldliketosayIloveandmissallofthem.

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