Hi Fiona dear,
So what race are you? I forgotten sorry sorry…. You mentioned Buddhist and not Chinese hahha I got a little lost there.
I'm Arakanese, South East Asian Ethnic group from Western part of Myanmar (Burma). But my family didn't live in Myanmar anymore as we become us citizen a long time ago. Some of my cousins still live in Yangon, Myanmar though majority of my relatives become us citizens.
I am trying hard to hold that tradition but when kids all grown up it will be tough. Already stop celebrating moon cake festival but I will still purchase moon cake to make sure everyone will have one at least. It was great last year that we made everyone home to walk with the a lantern with a lantern hahahha. During Winter Solstice I make sure I will make rice ball for everyone.
I always bake moon cakes during Moon Cake Festival, quite a few varieties as moon cakes are my favorite and my hubby too. But I didn't manage to bake moon cakes last year and this year though. But definitely gonna bake next year. I also love rice balls too. Hehehe