The Kentucky Chinese American Association will host the Moon Festival Celebration 2012 from 4 – 8 p.m. Sept. 15 at the MoonDance at Midnight Pass amphitheater in Beaumont Centre.
In Chinese culture, the holiday is second only to the New Year celebration, and locally the festival will include entertainment provided by Chinese American dancers, singers and musicians, folk dance demonstrations, kids activities, Chinese food, and, of course, a wide selection of moon cakes – which legend has it were used as a means of communication to instigate an uprising in China against Mongol rules of the Yuan Dynasty in the 14 century.
The festival is presented with support from UK Confucius Institute, Beaumont Centre Family YMCA and Kentucky Association of Chinese Language Teachers and University of Kentucky Chinese Students and Scholars Association. For more information, visit www.kycaa.org.