Kenyatta University celebrates Mid-Autumn with poetry

Charles Mwanika, who has been studying the language for one year, says Chinese culture is rich and exposes one to many things. He said the fact that the Mid-Autumn festival reunites families is very exciting.

Regina Achieng, another student, said the act of people traveling to their hometown to reunite with their relatives is very encouraging and she would love to see the same in Kenya.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is the fifteenth day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is a traditional cultural festival popular in China and neighboring countries influenced by Chinese culture, such as Japan, South Korea and Vietnam.

According to Zhuo Hao, a teacher at the institute, Mid-Autumn is a festival for family reunions, just like Christmas in Kenya.

"During the festival, the Chinese government gives all people a three-day holiday, so that they can travel to their hometown to reunite with their family members," he said.