2013)
Mid-Autumn Festival has a deep origin and a long history
The legends of Mid-Autumn Festival
Chang Er flying to the moon
Hou Yi shoots down nine suns
In the history of your country, is there any festivals which mainly expressed people’s worship towards the Sun, Moon or any other natural things?
The Poems
春江潮水连海平，海上明月共潮生。
In spring, the river rises as high as the sea. And with the river’s rise the moon uprises bright.
Discussion & Conclusion
Eat the Mooncake
Different Customs of Different Areas
Play the grass dragon(舞草龙 ) (Zhe Jiang)
fire Douxiang(烧斗香 ) (Jiang Su)
Fu Jian
put the sky lights(放天灯 )
General introduction Legends Moon cakes Customs Chinese ancient poems
Discussion
Since the Mid-autumn Festival is the second grandest festival after the Spring Festival in China, people attach great importance to it, can you tell what conceptthrough the celebration of MidAutumn Festival?
The Story
Hou Yi shot 9 suns. Chang’e met Hou Yi and they got
married. Hou Yi went to the Kunlun Mountains to
look for an elixir of life. House Yi gave the elixir to Chang’e. Chang’e drank the elixir and flew to
中秋节
Mid-autumn Festival
Lectured by Betsy Hu Xiaoqiong(胡晓 琼）
Let’s taste some moon cakes
Introduction
The annual lunar August 15, is a traditional Mid-Autumn festival. This time is the middle of autumn in a year, so it is also called Mid-Autumn festival. ( Sep. 19th,
The Poems 但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。
May the people live forever, and share the moon shine across vast distances together.
The Poems
As the moon rises above the sea, we share the same time though we are far apart.
The round shape of moon cakes just symbolizes not only the moon but also the unity of the family.
Customs
Reunion
Appreciate the Moon
Offering sacrifice to the moon
Whorship the Moon （Guang Dong)
Plant the Mid-Autumn
（Guang Dong)
THANKS
Pomelo Lantern (Guang Dong)
Fire-dragon Dance (Hong Kong)
Qiantang Tide (Zhe Jiang)
the moon. Hou Yi sacrificed the moon.
Jade rabbit making heavenly medicine
Wu Gang cuts the laurel
Moon cakes
The production procedure of moon cakes