This auspicious occasion is a time of gathering and reunion for families and friends, many whom come together to enjoy mooncakes, Chinese tea and appreciate the moon at it fullest.
- VisitSingapore.com

In Singapore, major hotels, restaurants and bakeries started accepting mooncake orders even before the 7th lunar month (The Hungry Ghost Festival). From the traditional mung bean and lotus paste mooncakes to the champagne truffle and ganache snowskin mooncakes... The most expensive I saw this year was the Häagen-Dazs mooncakes selling at SGD80 (USD47.60). I was wondering if they were made of gold... Hehe.

On Saturday, the evening News reported the Lantern festival celebration at Lianshan Shuanglin Monastery ( 莲山双林寺 ). This Chinese monastery is just a 20mins walk away from my house! Celebrating the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival at a Chinese monastery would be interesting and meaningful! Not letting this opportunity slip by, I dated Esther to go down to the monastery with me on Sunday!

"民眾不僅可觀賞到景致宜人的雙林寺夜景，品嘗中秋應節食品，觀看法師現場做月餅，還可以觀賞卡通片《一休小和尚》、祥龍瑞獅、印度舞蹈、馬來民歌等精彩的多元文化及多元種族的節目表演；同時，民眾還可親賭「沙彌」造型彩燈和多種燈飾。 "
- http://buddhismcity.net/newsall/creation/details/20923/

Guessing riddles ( 猜灯谜 ) is a must for big group Mid-Autumn celebrations


Monks led thousand of followers around the monastery pray for blessings.

Kids love fire-sparklers :)


A fully-blossomed waterlily and the Pagoda


Many such huge lantern figurines were being displayed on the monastery ground.

 
These candles were held by the procession followers.


The candles were used to form the Chinese word for "Buddha"


The full moon intersected with a strange piece of "cloud". Everyone was amazed.


Lanterns and lanterns!


Dragon dance


Wishing waterlilies - I love this photo!