Overseas Chinese Women in Sweden Celebrates Moon Festival

Mid-autumn festival or moon festival is celebrated¹ in every Chinese family on Monday. Is it celebrated abroad? Will they have moon cake? Yes, Overseas Chinese Women's Association² in Sweden has organized such a grand celebration in Stockholm. Chen Xuefei attended the celebration and filed this report.

 
To eat the moon cake and get the family reunion is the custom of every Chinese when the moon festival comes.

Zhang Yuping, president of the Overseas Chinese Women's Association in Sweden said the celebration is to provide a good opportunity for the overseas Chinese women to enhance³ the Chinese culture and tradition.

Zhang Yuping said that usually people are very busy at their work, but on the eve of moon festival, her association likes to provide a good chance for Chinese women to have a chat, exchange ideas, to sing and dance and to think of future development.

She said that the celebration is also to tell the next generation that there is such a Chinese tradition of celebrating moon festival when people miss their home and family members.

During the celebration, all the women wore traditional Chinese Manchurian costumes, Qipao and walked as if they were a model. After the fashion show, another group gave a performance of the Chinese folk dance.

Wang Yuqing, Secretary of Overseas Women's Association blew a very ancient musical instrument Ocarina to add the festival atmosphere.

People not only enjoy the moon cakes, but also sunflower seeds, peanuts and the Chinese dumplings or Baozi.

Typical Chinese song the Moon on the 15th of the month in lunar calendar especially reminded people of their family, the motherland and their beloved⁴.

Overseas Chinese Women's Association is one of the important organizations among the 30 thousand overseas Chinese in Sweden.

For CRI, this is Chen Xuefei reporting from Stockholm.

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 association   

n.联盟，协会，社团；交往，联合；联想

参考例句：

• Our long association with your company has brought great benefits.我方和贵公司的长期合作带来了巨大的利益。
• I broke away from the association ten years ago.我10年前就脱离了那个团体。

3 enhance   

vt.提高（强度、力量、数量等），增加（进）

参考例句：

• BBC backing for the scheme will enhance its credibility.英国广播公司对这一计划的支持将提高其可信度。
• Good secretarial skills should enhance your chances of getting a job.出色的秘书工作技能会增加你找工作的机会。

4 beloved   

adj./n.受爱戴的，敬爱的；爱人，被心爱的人

参考例句：

• She longs for the early return of her beloved.她盼着心上人早日归来。
• She is Tom's beloved wife.她是汤姆的爱妻。