Mid-Autumn Festival
If there's one festival in the year you should make an effort to see, this is it. Paper lanterns, in all shapes and sizes, are illuminated and taken out to public parks and high places. Many people go to Victoria Park, and it is a very beautiful sight to watch the throngs with their illuminated lanterns. At this time of the year, people also eat special sweet cakes known as moon cakes, which are made of ground lotus and sesame seeds. They are definitely an acquired taste, but all part of the fun.