The Moon Letter

A cultural gift in an envelope. Everything you or a friend need to discover the Moon Festival and celebrate it at home. $15, shipping included.

The Moon Letter is a cultural gift. It brings the Mid-Autumn Festival, one of the loveliest holidays in Chinese culture, to your door, so that you or someone you love can enjoy the festival at home this autumn: know the story, say the greeting, and sit under the full moon the way families have for three thousand years.

Inside the copper envelope:

The story letter. One page that tells you the legend behind the festival: Chang'e and Houyi, an archer, an elixir, and a parting three thousand years old. It ends with a simple way to celebrate the night, no mooncakes or lanterns needed.

A Moon Goddess postcard. A real one, 4 x 6, blank on the back so you can write your own words. Keep it, or stamp it and send it on to someone you are thinking of.

A character practice sheet. Write 中秋快樂, Happy Mid-Autumn, the way schoolchildren in China learn to: trace the grey strokes, then try your own. By the end you can write the festival greeting in Chinese.

The Poetic Classics magnetic bookmark set. Two scroll-shaped bookmarks with classical Chinese landscape paintings, a small piece of the culture to keep after the night is over.

As a gift, it is a whole festival for $15: a story to read, characters to write, a card to send, and a night to look forward to. Ship it directly to their address, add a gift message at checkout, and we will write it on the postcard by hand. It arrives ready, no wrapping needed.

For yourself, it is an evening well spent: make a pot of tea, read the story, trace the characters, and when the fullest moon of autumn rises, step outside and celebrate a holiday that is new to you and three thousand years old.

This is the first letter we have written. If it finds its readers, it will not be the last.

One-page story letter on cream paper
Moon Goddess postcard, 4 x 6 in
中秋快樂 character practice sheet with stroke guide
Poetic Classics Magnetic Bookmark Set (retail $12)
Copper envelope, delivered by regular mail within Canada
$15, shipping included. Ships within 1 to 2 business days.