Get ready to celebrate the Moon Festival at The Mall with the Gourmet Mooncake Festival 2024. This year, The Mall Group is bringing over 60 mooncake brands from top hotels and restaurants around the world. From traditional flavors to modern twists, there’s something for everyone!
You can find these delicious mooncakes at Gourmet Hall, located on the G floor at Paragon, EmQuartier, EmSphere, and at all Gourmet Eats locations. The festival runs until September 17, 2024, so don’t miss out!
Mooncake Fortune-Telling with Oppa Fortune Teller
Adding a fun twist to the event, Oppa Fortune Teller (Ajarn Thavaron Rukiatichai) will share special tips on how to boost your luck during the Moon Festival, focusing on areas like love and finances. With over 600,000 followers online, this famous fortune teller is sure to bring insightful tips!
What the Moon Festival Represents
Mooncakes aren’t just tasty treats—they represent unity, harmony, and are believed to bring good fortune. Many people also pray for love during this time. Here, you can find a wide selection of mooncakes to gift to loved ones.
The festival’s theme is A Symbolic of L.O.V.E, which divides mooncakes into four categories:
L (Landing on You): Imported mooncakes that you can’t find anywhere else in Thailand. These include:
Lady M New York: Offering the luxurious Celestial Splendor mooncake set with flavors like Earl Grey and Passion Fruit. The packaging is a beautifully designed velvet box inspired by Chinese lanterns.
Imperial Patisserie Hong Kong: Famous for its legendary lava mooncakes, including custard and durian fillings, now also available in a low-sugar version.
O (On Your Mind): Legendary mooncakes from top hotels and restaurants, such as:
The Peninsula Bangkok, Mandarin Oriental Shop, Banyan Tree Bangkok, and more, featuring classic and modern mooncake flavors.
V (Very Extraordinary): Rare mooncakes you won’t find anywhere else, including:
Mott 32 Bangkok: Featuring unique flavors like Mango Coconut Almond and Chinese Jujube in a stunning octagonal box.
E (Exclusively): Limited-edition mooncakes available only at this festival, such as:
Torry’s from Phuket, with mooncakes inspired by peonies and Sino-Portuguese culture, available in flavors like Salted Egg Lotus Seed and Chocolate-Phuket Mandarin.
Special Promotions and Fortune-Telling Sessions
If you’re one of the first 10 customers to spend over 20,000 THB on mooncakes, you’ll get a free 30-minute fortune-telling session with Oppa Fortune Teller as part of the “Mu to The Moon” experience. Other promotions include:
- Free mooncake bag worth 1,290 THB for purchases over 8,000 THB.
- Members of the M Card can exchange 300 points for a 100 THB discount on purchases over 1,000 THB.
How to Perform Moon Worship for Good Fortune
Oppa Fortune Teller also shares tips on how to perform a moon worship ritual to bring prosperity and harmony. The ritual is traditionally done outdoors, with offerings like mooncakes, candles, and incense, all placed facing east, where you can see the full moon.
Each mooncake filling has a special meaning:
- Lotus Seed: Longevity and purity.
- Black Sesame: Power and elegance.
- Durian: Intelligence and prosperity.
- Five Nuts: Wealth and abundance.
Be sure to include fresh flowers, five types of lucky fruits, and tea for good luck. After the ceremony, use the moonlight to bless your personal items, such as jewelry or wallets, to enhance their power.
Visit the Gourmet Mooncake Festival 2024 Today!Head to The Mall to discover a world of delicious mooncakes, get special promotions, and learn how to boost your luck with Oppa Fortune Teller. The Gourmet Mooncake Festival 2024 is the perfect way to celebrate the Moon Festival with love and prosperity.
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