Chinese Autumn (Moon) Festival: October 15

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The gate towered overhead—a behemoth symbol of Chinatown nestled among the buildings of sprawling Bangkok.

Just across from the imposing gate a stone rabbit grinned at all the people milling around on the small concrete island. Traffic circled by like bored sharks.

It wasn’t hard to imagine the stone rabbit was a visiting spirit chuckling at the excited crowd. Darkness was falling but the area glowed like a class 1 star within the galaxy of Bangkok. Lanterns, Christmas lights and streetlights displayed the merry festivities. Continue reading