With reasonably clear skies, a full moon and a very crowded night time beach, Vivien, Drew (the older kids teacher) and I wandered around and wondered what this “mid-autum” or “lantern” festival was all about (Wikipedia helped – with a photo too). Hundreds of people, mostly families went all out buying multi-coloured glow sticks (candles having been outlawed because they are so dangerous) and then waving them around for a couple of hours.
Being very, very ignorant I couldn’t see the point of it all but then I sometimes wonder the same thing about a commercial, western Christmas.
