Mid Autumn Festival 2022

Google Dooles 09.09.2022 23:30  Date: September 10, 2022 Today’s Doodle celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival, or the Moon Festival, which marks an end to the Autumn harvest in Asian culture. Celebrations occur in several regions including China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore, and South Korea. Originally, the Mid-Autumn Festival took place under a moonlit sky where food offerings like melons, cakes and pomegranates were left on altars. This long-held tradition symbolized gratitude to the moon for contributing to successful harvests. Although traditions have changed over time, this day is still associated with gathering, thanksgiving and worship—as seen when friends and families come together, decorate spaces with colorful lanterns, eat delicious mooncakes and watch the glowing moon. Because the festival is recognized across a variety of places surrounding Asia, each country celebrates with their own unique customs. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Check out the behind-the-scenes process for today’s Doodle artwork by Doodler, Thoka Maer Today’s Doodle is a photograph of collaged, cut out construction paper assembled in layers. There were two modes used to create the final artwork: 1. Light from the front, showing colorful, detailed lanterns 2. Light from the back, revealing the rabbit in the moon—creating an atmosphere inspired by shadow theater and paper lanterns at night Alt text: Brightly colored paper clippings layered to create a scene of hanging lanterns flanking a large yellow moon. A decorative frame encloses the scene. The “GOOGLE” logo is positioned at the bottom of the frame. Location: , , , , , Tags: