17 online, with 1,696 valid responses from office workers and 865 from companies. Yang said the results could indicate that even if companies are doing well in the first half of the year, they are still concerned about economic slowdown in the second half and are taking a more conservative approach to holiday bonuses and gifts. In addition, 48.6 percent of surveyed companies said a bonus of between NT$800 and NT$1,200 is to be given to employees for the holiday, while 19.6 percent are to give between NT$500 and NT$800, and 7.5 percent are to give between NT$2,000 and NT$3,000. Yes123 spokesperson Yang Tsung-pin (楊宗斌) said the average Mid-Autumn Festival bonus that office workers are to receive this year is NT$1,361 (US$41.33) - a decrease of 33.4 percent compared with NT$2,045 last year. The survey showed that 41.5 percent of office workers wanted cash or gift certificates, 22.6 percent wanted giftboxes of sweets or cookies, 21.5 percent wanted ice cream mooncakes, 16.5 percent wanted cultural or creative products and 13.9 percent wanted a coffee giftbox for the festival season.Īlthough cash is preferred by employees, only 61.8 percent of the companies in the survey are giving a Mid-Autumn Festival bonus this year 27.2 percent of companies said they would only give a gift and no cash bonus would be given, and 11 percent said that employees would not receive anything for the holiday. However, the most popular gifts given by companies during Mid-Autumn Festival are traditional mooncakes at 54 percent, pineapple or egg yolk pastries at 45 percent, and pomeloes at 33 percent. The survey showed that the three least desirable Mid-Autumn Festival gifts were traditional mooncakes at 34.9 percent, pomeloes at 27.8 percent and liquor at 21.2 percent. The survey conducted by the online job board gauged full-time office workers’ opinions on Mid-Autumn Festival bonuses given by companies and their desired gifts. The least desirable Mid-Autumn Festival gift for office workers was a box of traditional mooncakes and the most desired was cash or gift certificates, a survey released by online job bank yes123 showed.
Get regular updates from New York Times Cooking, with recipe suggestions, cooking tips and shopping advice. Lady M Glowing Lights Mooncake Gift Set, $78, at now, and at Lady M boutiques starting Friday Té Company Taiwanese Mooncakes, $25 for six, 163 West 10th Street (Seventh Avenue South), 92, .įollow New York Times Cooking on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Pinterest. At Té Company, which serves Taiwanese teas, they’re made to order with a filling of mung bean paste, sold in a package of six. The Mid-Autumn Festival moon is traditionally said to be brighter and fuller than at any other time.
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This holiday falls on the day of a full moon, making rooftops a great place to spend the evening. I hope you enjoy this special time of year with your. Wishing you a very blessed Mid-Autumn Day Happy Mid-Autumn Festival May the round moon bring you a very happy family and a successful future.
Let’s raise a toast for a happy and healthy future. Unfortunately, it is not the recipients who want to receive mooncakes. Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for friends and family to gather together, offer thanks to the fall harvest, and pray for longevity and good fortune. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival May the full moon bring you a happy family and a successful future. However, a food recycling organization survey found that most people prefer traditional mooncakes as gifts. Many people may be planning to give mooncakes to relatives and friends for the festival. In Taiwan the mooncakes are often different, pale and domed with a red stamp on top. The 21st of next month is the Mid-Autumn Festival. The set has six cakes in three flavors: Earl Grey, caramel-coffee, and purple yam custard. Lady M, the bakery known for elaborate pastries, is ready with Chinese-style mooncakes in a new Glowing Lights Mooncake Gift Set, made in collaboration with Kee Wah Bakery in Los Angeles, a specialist. But to avoid less than a full mooncake supply for the occasion, observers often gather theirs in advance. 10), also called the Moon Festival, is celebrated in Asian communities. It’s a good month before the Mid-Autumn Festival (Sept.
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