SOME 50 Sungai Puyu Women and Family Development Committee (JPWK), Sungai Puyu Penang Youth Committee (JBPP) and Sungai Puyu constituency service centre members, together with the public took part in a mooncake-making workshop in Seberang Perai here, in preparation for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival.
The ‘Jom Sama-Sama Kita Buat Kuih Bulan’ workshop was held at Dewan Terbuka Taman Merbau yesterday (Aug 7).
Sungai Puyu JPWK committee member Tina Khoo said the workshop, organised by the Sungai Puyu constituency service centre, Sungai Puyu JPWK and JBPP, was held to promote the traditional festival.
“The free workshop was open to anyone who wanted to learn how to make mooncakes,” she said when met in Komtar today.
Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated annually on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month.
The team from the Sungai Puyu constituency service centre, Sungai Puyu JPWK and JBPP delivered some halal mooncakes made by the participants to the Chief Minister’s office today.
Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow recorded his appreciation to the participants for sharing the fruits of their labour with the Chief Minister’s office.
“It is a noble effort to organise the workshop in celebration of the traditional festival. We are happy that the participants get to enjoy themselves, acquire new skills and pass down the knowledge to the next generation.
“Nowadays, different ingredients such as fruits and nuts are used as fillings for the mooncakes.
“We will try the mooncakes and give you our feedback,” Chow told the members in jest.
Story by Christopher Tan
Pix by Siti Nuratikah Rahmat and courtesy of Sungai Puyu JPWK