Because Philadelphia has such a large Asian community, we celebrate most major Asian holidays — but on a distinctively Philadelphia calendar.
The major mid-Autumn celebration this year will be on Saturday, September 21 in “Downtown Chinatown” – 10th Street in Center City. 10th Street is the home of Philadelphia’s famous “Friendship Gate” – a gift from our sister city, Tianjin.
In Vietnam, we buy mooncakes to send to friends and relatives. Many companies also give mooncakes to employees. Each country has its own way of making mooncakes, and this is how Vietnamese mooncakes look.