Object Details
- General
- Subseries curated by Anh Hong Duong.
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- Asian American Foodways Project Records
- Asian American Foodways Project Records / Series 5: Festivals and events
- Sponsor
- This Asian Pacific American Foodways Project received Federal support from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.
- Historical
- Mid-Autumn Festival, known as Tết Trung Thu in Vietnamese, celebrates the end of the harvest season. In Vietnamese tradition, it is a time to show love, gratitude and respect to one another, to worship the full moon, the Earth God, and celebrate a full harvest by enjoying the lion dance or dragon dance, a lantern parade and moon cakes. It is typically celebrated on the full moon of the 8th month of the lunar calendar, but festivities often extend a full week, and preparation begins a month in advance. One of the biggest celebrations in the Washington, DC region occurs at Eden Center in Falls Church, Virginia, where a diverse crowd gathers annually.
- Date
- 2021
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Asian American Foodways Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Scope and Contents
- This subseries contains 83 photographs. Photographs created in 2021 document packages of mooncakes and food ingredients used to create mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Other photographs document the festivities, banners, displays, and performances associated with Mid-Autumn Festival at Eden Center in 2018, 2019 and 2021.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
- Record ID
- ebl-1694736000760-1694736003237-0
