Mid-Autumn Festival with Your Partner
4 min read · 中文版
The Mid-Autumn Festival is about reunion. In Canada, far from hometowns, spending it with a partner means something special. Whether you've just started dating or have been together for years, you can make it a warm one.
Ideas for celebrating together
Go moon-gazing in a park, by a lake or somewhere high, with mooncakes and tea. Making mooncakes or sharing a reunion dinner feels festive too.
Chinese communities in many cities hold lantern events and markets around the festival, which are lovely to explore together.
Celebrating with their family
If your partner invites you to spend the festival with their family, bring mooncakes, fruit or tea and greet the elders warmly.
For more on meeting the family, see our guide to meeting the parents.
If you're apart
If you're in different cities, set a time to video-call, look at the moon together, eat mooncakes and share how you're each celebrating.
You can also send a small gift in advance, like mooncakes in a flavour from their hometown or a handwritten card.
Gift ideas
Mooncakes are the classic choice; tea, fruit or something small they like also work. Thought matters more than price.
If your partner isn't Chinese, it's a chance to share the festival's story and customs and enjoy them together.
Frequently asked questions
We've just started dating. Should I ask them out for the festival?
Yes, keep it light: share mooncakes or take a moonlit walk; there's no need for anything grand.
What should I bring to my partner's family?
Mooncakes, fruit or tea are all good. Ask your partner which flavours the elders like.
My partner isn't Chinese. How can we celebrate?
Share the customs of reunion, moon-gazing and mooncakes, and do something small together, like watching the moon or trying different mooncake flavours.
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