Tản mạn: A MEMORY OF CHILDHOOD MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL

When I was a child, my Mid-Autumn lantern was in use for more than 10 years. That sounds incredible.

Then, my house was poor and all conditions were not as good as they are nowadays. My mother bought a Mid-Autumn lantern for me, which was shaped like a red spacecraft with a boy flying.

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, my mom would take out the lantern from the cabinet and clean it gently two or three days beforehand. All preparations were in place for my Mid-Autumn Festival parade, including lanterns, as well as a Mid-Autumn Festival cake and fruit.

After the Festival, my mom put the lantern into a nylon bag again and stored it carefully in the cabinet. I still remember that the color of the larten changed from red to a dusty pink because it had been used for a long time. 

The memory of my childhood makes me happy on the Mid-Autumn Festival. Although my family was impoverished, my mom still prepared a meaningful Festival for me like other children. The joy of the child in the old days of attending Mid-Autumn activities becomes the happiness of a man whose mother's love has nourished him.

Author and Photo: Little Stream