On the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese Han Calendar, on the night of the full-moon, the Mid-Autumn Festival takes place (last 24th September). On this day, when the moon is supposed to reach its brightest peak, numerous cultures dedicate rituals to...
A recent survey found that 52% of Brits think the Moon landings from 1969–72 were faked, with 73% of 25–34 year olds thinking it was all a hoax. In his essay, ‘Apollo Moon Landings: Pseudoscience and 6 Reasons Why There Was No NASA Hoax’, Barry...
Though Japan has long declared itself ‘the land of the rising sun’, the moon occupies a singular, altogether more complex place in the Japanese imagination. Both ephemeral and powerful, it has – from imperial poetry to anime – long inspired people striving to represent the...
Welcome to Our Orbit, a weekly space where people living in Moon Fest headquarters (Woolwich) tell us what they think about the moon and life. This week we chatted to Rasheeda Page-Muir, our community liaison. Rasheeda is a student, poet and youth worker born and...
July 20th 2018 | 8.30pm | Battersea Arts Centre | Tickets | Oh wow it’s EXACTLY 12 months to go till Moon Festival! To celebrate, we’re inviting you to a night out in Battersea. Join three rising stars in the world of storytelling as they...
Dear London, Welcome to Moon Festival. We are a collection of all things Moon from the beginning of time to the unforeseeable future. Anytime, everywhere, anyhow. Over the past few years I noticed how all the great stuff about living in big cities – the...
