Moon Festival in Sydney southwest - multicultural Cabramatta

The wait was probably worthwhile, detours and negotiating through narrow lanes to get into the congested public parking areas. Cabramatta celebrated the moon festival, also known as the mid-autumn festival. The fifteenth day of the eighth month is marked by the Chinese and other Asians on the lunar calendar. The most repeated mythology was about the empress who swallowed the elixr pills and saved the people from tyrannical emperor from gaining immortality. However, the empress Chang Er drifted to the moon and remained there eternally.

Two Australian artists were putting on the finishing touches to the sand sculpture of the lanterns and mooncakes to depict the happy occasion.

Cabramatta is perpetually crowded even on a normal weekday. The strong winds did not deter local residents and visitors from all over Sydney to turn up and join in the fun and festivities.

Cake decoration courses from basic to advanced. Various styles showcased were a fusion of Vietnamese, French/European and Thai food decoration.

These are fruit and vegetable carvings of beautiful pink roses!

The longest queues could be seen at the BBQ jerky and Thai food stalls. My favourite stalls are the vegetarian noodles and cake stalls.

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